Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ACT - SECT 159

    (1)     A person to whom the CEO has given a notice of the decision may apply to the Court for a review of the decision.

    (2)     The application must be made within 20 working days after the person receives the notice.

    (3)     The review is a review:

        (a)     of the merits of the decision; and

        (b)     on the grounds specified in the application.

    (4)     The application stays the decision until the application is decided.

    (5)     The Court may:

        (a)     affirm the decision; or

        (b)     vary the decision; or

        (c)     set aside the decision; or

        (d)     set aside the decision and replace it by the Court's decision.