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Judicial Review Act 2000
18Application for review of conduct related to making of decision
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### 18 Application for review of conduct related to making of decision
> > (1) If a person has engaged, is engaging, or proposes to engage, in conduct for the purpose of making a decision to which this Act applies (whether by that person or by another person), a person who is aggrieved by the conduct may apply to the Court for an order of review relating to the conduct.
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> > (2) An 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 has happened, is happening, or is likely to happen, relating to the conduct;
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> > > > (b) that procedures that are required by law to be observed relating to the conduct have not been, are not being, or are likely not to be, observed;
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> > > > (c) that the person proposing to make the decision does not have jurisdiction to make the proposed decision;
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> > > > (d) that the enactment under which the decision is proposed to be made does not authorise the making of the proposed decision;
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> > > > (e) that the making of the proposed decision would be an improper exercise of the power conferred by the enactment under which the decision is proposed to be made;
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> > > > (f) that an error of law –
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> > > > > > (i) has been, is being, or is likely to be, committed in the course of the conduct; or
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> > > > > > (ii) is likely to be committed in the making of the proposed decision;
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> > > > (g) that fraud has taken place, is taking place, or is likely to take place, in the course of the conduct;
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> > > > (h) that there is no evidence or other material to justify the making of the proposed decision;
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> > > > (i) that the making of the proposed decision would be otherwise contrary to law.
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> > (3) This section applies only to conduct engaged in, or proposed to be engaged in, after the commencement of this Act.