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Marine Act 1981
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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.
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(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).