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159 Decisions subject to new internal review provisions
The new internal review provisions:
(a) apply in relation to a decision that is made by the Tribunal in a
proceeding in the Tribunal's original jurisdiction after the
commencement, even if the proceeding was commenced
before the commencement; and
(b) do not apply in relation to a decision that was made by the
Tribunal before the commencement.
160 Applications for internal review not made before
commencement
(1) This section applies to a person if, immediately before the
commencement, the person:
(a) was entitled to make an application to the Tribunal under the
former internal review provisions for review of a decision; and
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(b) had not yet made an application to the Tribunal for review of
the decision.
(2) The person may apply to the Tribunal for review of the decision
under the former internal review provisions, as if section 33 of the
amending Act had not commenced.
(3) The Tribunal must hear and determine the person's application in
accordance with the former internal review provisions, as if
section 33 of the amending Act had not commenced.
161 Applications for internal review not determined before
commencement
(1) Subsection (2) applies in relation to an application to the Tribunal
for review of a decision that:
(a) was made by a person under the former internal review
provisions before the commencement; and
(b) had not been finally determined by the Tribunal before the
commencement.
(2) The Tribunal must continue to hear and determine the person's
application in accordance with the former internal review provisions,
as if section 33 of the amending Act had not commenced.
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1 KEY Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014 (Act No. 28, 2014)
Assent date 4 September 2014
Commenced 6 October 2014 (Gaz S95, 6 October 2014)
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 14, 2015)
Assent date 22 May 2015
Commenced pts 4, 6, 7 and 9: 1 June 2015; rem: 1 July 2015 (Gaz S53,
29 May 2015, p 1)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Small Claims and Other Matters) Act 2016 (Act
No. 3, 2016)
Assent date 2 March 2016
Commenced pt 3: nc (rep by Act No. 33, 2019 before comm);
rem: 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court Act 2015 (Act No. 15,
2015), Gaz G1, 6 January 2016, p 9 and Gaz G15,
13 April 2016, p 4)
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related
Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,
29 April 2016)
Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)
Assent date 10 March 2017
Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)
Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 24,
2018)
Assent date 8 November 2018
Commenced 3 December 2018 (Gaz G48, 28 November 2018, p 6)
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Agents and Land Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 6, 2019)
Assent date 28 March 2019
Commenced ss 3 to 5, 9 and 10, pts 3 to 5, ss 17, 25 to 27, 29, 33 and 34:
1 May 2019 (Gaz G18, 1 May 2019, p 4);
rem: 1 September 2019 (Gaz G26, 26 June 2019, p 7 and
G30, 24 July 2019, p 2)
Judicial Commission Act 2020 (Act No. 17, 2020)
Assent date 1 July 2020
Commenced 10 November 2021 (Gaz G45, 10 November 2021, p 1)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Electronic Documents) Act 2022 (Act No. 2, 2022)
Assent date 1 March 2022
Commenced 2 March 2022 (s 2)
Justice and Licensing Legislation Further Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 21, 2022)
Assent date 31 October 2022
Commenced pt 3: 1 February 2023; rem: 21 December 2022 (Gaz G50,
21 December 2022, p 1)
Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 23,
2023)
Assent date 21 September 2023
Commenced 27 November 2023 (Gaz G24, 23 November 2023, p 1)
Attorney-General Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 14, 2025)
Assent date 6 June 2025
Commenced 1 August 2025 (Gaz G14, 10 July 2025, p 1)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 13, 15, 71, 84A, 99A and
130.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 3 amd No. 14, 2015, s 51; No. 23, 2023, s 4
s 12 amd No. 23, 2023, s 5
s 13 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 14 amd No. 23, 2023, s 6
s 15 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 16 amd No. 23, 2023, s 36
s 16A ins No. 23, 2023, s 7
s 17 amd No. 23, 2023, s 8
s 19 sub No. 17, 2020, s 89
s 21 sub No. 21, 2022, s 11
s 22 amd No. 23, 2023, s 9
s 26 sub No. 23, 2023, s 10
s 28 sub No. 23, 2023, s 11
s 29 amd No. 23, 2023, s 12
s 31 sub No. 23, 2023, s 13
s 34 amd No. 4, 2017, s 34
s 36 amd No. 4, 2017, s 34
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s 41 sub No. 23, 2023, s 14
s 48 sub No. 23, 2023, s 15
pt 3
div 4 hdg ins No. 23, 2023, s 16
s 51A ins No. 23, 2023, s 16
s 56 amd No. 23, 2023, s 36
s 62 amd No. 23, 2023, s 17
s 63 amd No. 14, 2015, s 52
s 70 amd No. 23, 2023, s 18
s 80 amd No. 3, 2016, s 23; No. 24, 2018, s 4
sub No. 23, 2023, s 19
s 84 sub No. 14, 2015, s 53
s 84A ins No. 14, 2015, s 53
amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 84B ins No. 14, 2015, s 53
s 85 amd No. 2, 2022, s 20
sub No. 23, 2023, s 20
s 86 amd No. 14, 2015, s 54
s 89 amd No. 23, 2023, s 21
s 90 amd No. 14, 2015, s 55
s 93 amd No. 14, 2015, s 56
s 94 amd No. 23, 2023, s 22
s 95 sub No. 23, 2023, s 23
s 99A ins No. 3, 2016, ss 24 and 25
s 100 amd No. 23, 2023, s 24
s 101A ins No. 24, 2018, s 5
s 100B ins No. 23, 2023, s 25
s 105 amd No. 23, 2023, s 26
s 110 amd No. 23, 2023, s 27
s 112 sub No. 23, 2023, s 28
ss 117 – 118 amd No. 23, 2023, s 36
s 120 amd No. 23, 2023, s 29
s 122 sub No. 23, 2023, s 30
s 127 amd No. 14, 2015, s 57; No. 23, 2023, s 31
s 131 amd No. 14, 2025, s 16
s 132 amd No. 24, 2018, s 6; No. 14, 2025, s 17
s 136 amd No. 14, 2015, s 58
s 138 amd No. 23, 2023, s 32
s 140 amd No. 14, 2015, s 59; No. 6, 2019, s 14
sub No. 23, 2023, s 33
s 140A ins No. 14, 2015, s 60
sub No. 23, 2023, s 33
s 140B ins No. 23, 2023, s 33
s 151 amd No. 23, 2023, s 34
s 154 amd No. 24, 2018, s 7
pt 8 hdg exp No. 28, 2014, s 158
ins No. 14, 2015, s 61
sub No. 24, 2018, s 8
pt 8
div 1 hdg ins No. 24, 2018, s 8
s 156 exp No. 28, 2014, s 158
ins No. 14, 2015, s 61
pt 8
div 2 hdg ins No. 24, 2018, s 9
s 157 exp No. 28, 2014, s 158
ins No. 24, 2018, s 9
pt 8
div 3 hdg ins No. 23, 2023, s 35
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s 158 exp No. 28, 2014, s 158
ins No. 23, 2023, s 35
ss 159 – 161 ins No. 23, 2023, s 35