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Lands Acquisition Act 1978
45AJudicial review
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45A Judicial review
(1) A person aggrieved by a decision of the Minister to acquire land
under this Division may apply to the Supreme Court for judicial
review of the decision.
(2) On receipt of an application under subsection (1), the Supreme
Court may review the Minister's decision.
(2A) To avoid doubt, judicial review under subsection (2) does not
extend to a review of the decision on its merits.
(2B) Where the decision being reviewed complies in whole or in part with
a recommendation of the Tribunal, the recommendation, that part of
the decision of the Tribunal to make the recommendation and the
Tribunal's reasons for that part of its decision are all to be taken to
form part of both the decision being reviewed and the record of the
decision being reviewed.
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(2C) Where in pursuance of section 45(2C) the Minister has provided
reasons for the decision being reviewed, those reasons are to be
taken to form part of both that decision and the record of that
decision.
(3) In this section person aggrieved means a person:
(a) who, immediately before the date of acquisition, had an
interest in the acquired land that was divested, modified or
affected by the acquisition; and
(b) who lodged an objection to the acquisition under section 34
that was not subsequently withdrawn,
and includes:
(c) a registered native title claimant or registered native title body
corporate whose registered native title rights and interests
were affected by the acquisition and who lodged an objection
to the acquisition under section 34;
(d) a registered native title body corporate that is registered on
the National Native Title Register maintained under the Native
Title Act and holds native title on trust for a person who lodged
an objection to the acquisition under section 34 in his or her
capacity as a registered native title claimant;
(e) a person who lodged an objection to the acquisition under
section 34 in his or her capacity as a registered native title
claimant where, in respect of the relevant native title
determination application, an approved determination that the
claimant holds native title in the affected land has since been
made; and
(f) a person who under section 66B of the Native Title Act
replaced a registered native title claimant who lodged an
objection to the acquisition under section 34,
unless the objection was subsequently withdrawn.