Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts35. Commission to give reasons for decision
(1) A person entitled to appeal against a decision of the Commission may, by notice in writing lodged with the Director within the time allowed by subsection (2), request the Commission to give the reasons for its decision.
(2) A request under subsection (1) shall be lodged with the Director -
(a) not later than 28 days after the date on which the person entitled to appeal is notified by the Commission in writing of the decision in question; or
(b) in the case of an appeal under section 34(1)(c) by an applicant for the grant or renewal of a licence - not later than 28 days after the issue of a licence to the applicant or, as the case may require, the renewal of the applicant's licence.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the Commission shall, not later than 28 days after the lodging of a request under subsection (1) with the Director, furnish the person making the request with a statement of its reasons for the decision and the evidence or other matters to which it had regard in reaching the decision.
(4) Subsection (3) does not require the Commission to disclose to a person any information -
(a) where, in the opinion of the Commission, the disclosure of the information -
(i) may prejudice the conduct of an investigation by a member of the Police Force;
(ii) may prejudice the proper administration of the law;
(iii) may reveal the identity of an informant;
(iv) may endanger the life or well being of a person; or
(v) may disclose procedures for preventing, detecting or investigating offences; or
(b) which the Commission, in its absolute discretion, regards as having been communicated to the Commission on a confidential basis.