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Judicial Review Act 2000
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### 17 Application for review of decision
> > (1) A person who is aggrieved by a decision to which this Act applies may apply to the Court for an order of review relating to the decision.
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> > (2) The application may be made on any one or more of the following grounds:
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> > > > (a) that a breach of the rules of natural justice happened relating to the making of the decision;
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> > > > (b) that procedures that were required by law to be observed relating to the making of the decision were not observed;
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> > > > (c) that the person who purported to make the decision did not have jurisdiction to make the decision;
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> > > > (d) that the decision was not authorised by the enactment under which it was purported to be made;
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> > > > (e) that the making of the decision was an improper exercise of the power conferred by the enactment under which it was purported to be made;
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> > > > (f) that the decision involved an error of law (whether or not the error appears on the record of the decision);
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> > > > (g) that the decision was induced or affected by fraud;
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> > > > (h) that there was no evidence or other material to justify the making of the decision;
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> > > > (i) that the decision was otherwise contrary to law.
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> > (3) This section applies only to a decision made after the commencement of this Act.