Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts29. Appeals to the Tribunal
(1) Any person who is aggrieved -
(a) by a determination of the Board under this Act; or
(b) by the failure of the Board to make a determination within the 60 days referred to in section 27(3),
may, within 28 days after being served under section 27(4) with a copy of the determination of the Board or the expiration of that time, as the case may be, refer the matter to the Tribunal.
(2) The Board may, at any time, refer to the Tribunal any matter affecting the right of any person to a benefit, or the amount of a benefit, under this Act.
(3) Where a matter is referred to the Tribunal, it shall conduct such hearings into the matter as it thinks fit and may make such determination as the Board could have made thereon as the Tribunal considers proper in the circumstances having regard to the intention of the Act, and such determination is binding on the Board.
(4) A hearing conducted under this Part by the Tribunal shall be a hearing de novo.