Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts34. Powers of Court on appeal
(1) In deciding an appeal, the Local Court may -
(a) confirm the decision appealed against;
(b) set aside the decision and substitute another decision; or
(c) set aside the decision and return the matter to the licensing authority with directions that the Court considers appropriate.
(2) In substituting another decision, the Local Court has the same powers as the licensing authority.
(3) If the Local Court substitutes another decision, the substituted decision is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be the licensing authority's decision.
(4) Notwithstanding that an appellant is not, by virtue of section 15(7), entitled to the grant of a particular licence, the Local Court may, in substituting another decision, decide to grant such a licence to the appellant, if it is satisfied that, notwithstanding the offence, the appellant is, on the balance of probabilities, a suitable person to be granted such a licence.