Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

WATER ACT - SECT 71E

(1) This section applies if a water extraction licence decision ( the original decision ) is reviewed under section 30 and one of the following decisions ( the review decision ) is made:

(a) a decision by the Minister under section 30(3)(a)(ii) in substitution for the original decision;

(b) a decision by the Controller, following a referral by the Minister under section 30(3)(a)(iii), that is substantially different from the original decision.

(2) Within 10 days after the review decision is made, the Controller must publish a notice of the decision in the same newspaper (or newspapers) in which the original decision was published.

(3) The notice must include a brief statement:

(a) of the reasons for the review decision; and

(b) advising where a person may read or obtain a copy of the full review decision.

(4) The review decision must include the reasons for the decision and the way in which the Minister or Controller has taken into account:

(a) the comments made in accordance with section 71B(4); and

(b) any relevant factors mentioned in section 90(1).