Marine Act 1981
141Review of decisions of Director
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141 Review of decisions of Director (1) Subject to this section, a person aggrieved by a decision of the Director (other than a decision of the Director made on a reconsideration under section 50(1)(c)(ii) of the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014): (a) refusing an application for the grant or renewal of a licence; or (b) determining or varying the conditions upon which a licence was granted, varied or renewed; or (c) cancelling or suspending a licence; or (d) requiring information or prescribed records to be furnished, may apply to the Tribunal for a review of the decision. (2) A person shall not apply for a review of a decision of the Director unless the person has, within 28 days after notice of the decision was given to the person, requested in writing the Director to reconsider the decision and the Director has not, within 14 days after receiving the request, varied the decision. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if as a result of a request referred to in that subsection, the Director within 14 days after receiving the request, varies the decision, the person may apply for a review of the decision as so varied as if it were the original decision except that the person is not required to request the Director to reconsider the decision so varied. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(c), a person may not apply for a review of a decision of the Director to suspend a licence unless the suspension is for a period of more than 7 days.
Marine Act 1981 34 (5) Subject to subsection (6), an application for a review of a decision of the Director must be filed with the Registrar of the Tribunal within 28 days after: (a) the day on which the Director gives notice of a variation of the decision as a result of a request made under subsection (2); or (b) the expiry of the period of 14 days after the receipt of that request if the Director does not vary the decision within that period. (6) The Tribunal may extend the time allowed for making an application mentioned in subsection (5).