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reviewable decision
There are currently no reviewable decisions to date.
Coomalie Community Government Council makes Reviewable Decisions as defined in section 322 (1) of the Local Government Act 2019.
322 Reviewable decisions
(1) A reviewable decision is a decision that is designated as reviewable:
(a) by this Act (or a by-law under this Act); or
(b) by resolution of the council.
(2) A list setting out each category of reviewable decisions must be accessible on a council's website.
The following are designated by this Act as reviewable:
(a) a decision in relation to the correction of an entry in the assessment record under section 232(1) or 233(7);
(b) a regulatory order under section 286;
(c) a decision to refuse to suppress a person's details in publicly available material under section 293(5).
323 Right to apply for review
(1) A person who is adversely affected by a reviewable decision may, within 28 days after the date of the decision, apply to the CEO for a review of the decision.
(2) The application must:
(a) be made in writing; and
(b) set out in detail the grounds on which the decision should, in the applicant's opinion, be reconsidered.
(3) The CEO may extend the period for making an application for review if the CEO is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances justifying the extension.
324 Consideration of application by administrative review committee
(1) The CEO must, on receiving an application for review, refer the application to a committee (an administrative review committee).
(2) The administrative review committee may summarily reject an application for review if satisfied that the application is frivolous, vexatious or lacking in substance.
(3) If the administrative review committee summarily rejects an application under subsection (2), the committee must give a decision notice to the applicant as soon as practicable after making the decision.
(4) The administrative review committee:
(a) must, unless it rejects the application under subsection (2), inquire into the matters raised by the application; and
(b) must make a recommendation on the application to the council.
(5) The recommendation may be:
(a) to confirm the decision; or
(b) to amend the decision; or
(c) to revoke the decision; or
(d) to make some further decision to mitigate the effect of the decision.
325 Council's decision on recommendation
(1) After receiving a recommendation from an administrative review committee, the council must make a final decision on the application.
(2) The decision need not be consistent with the administrative review committee's recommendation.
(3) The CEO must give a decision notice to the applicant as soon as practicable after the council makes a final decision on the application, but no later than 90 days after receiving the application for review under section 324(1).
326 No decision by council
If the CEO does not give a decision notice to the applicant in accordance with section 325(3), the applicant may refer the application to NTCAT.
