MAGISTRATES COURT (ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS DIVISION) ACT 2001

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Interpretation
• 4 Meaning of "decision"
• 5 Meaning of "decision-maker"
• 6 Act binds Crown

PART 2 - Establishment of administrative appeals division of the

• 7 Establishment of Administrative Appeals Division of Magistrates Court
• 8 Composition of Court
• 9 Jurisdiction of Court

PART 3 - Jurisdiction of the Court

• 10 Conferral of jurisdiction to review reviewable decisions
• 11 When enactment taken to make contrary provision to this Act

PART 4 - Process for review of reviewable decisions Division 1 -

• 12 Notice of decision and review rights to be given by decision-maker
Subdivision 2 - Duty to give reasons on request
• 13 Duty of decision-maker to give reasons on request
• 14 Decision-maker may refuse reasons in certain cases
• 15 Court may determine whether person entitled to reasons or made
request within reasonable time
• 16 Court may order decision-maker to provide statement of reasons or
adequate statement of reasons

Division 2 - Role of Court Subdivision 1 - Applications for review

• 17 Applications for review
• 18 Fees for applications
• 19 Extension of time
• 20 Late applications to Court
• 20A Court may make application under Vexatious Proceedings Act 2011
• 21 Duty of decision-maker to lodge material documents with Court where
decision reviewed
• 22 Objections to lodgment
Subdivision 2 - Effect of pending applications on reviewable decisions
• 23 Stay of decision
• 24 Restrictions on ordering stay of proceedings
• 25 Conditions of stay order
Subdivision 3 - Powers on review
• 26 Determination of review by Court
• 27 Application of Government policy
• 28 Power to remit matters to decision-maker for further consideration
• 29 Effect of review decision

PART 5 - Procedure of Court generally Division 1 - Parties to

• 30 Parties to proceedings before Court
• 31 Opportunity of parties to make submissions
• 32 Representation before Court
• 33 Notice of application to be served on other parties

Division 2 - Other procedural matters

• 34 Procedure of Court generally
• 35 Preliminary conferences
• 36 Proceedings on hearing to be conducted in public
• 37 Circumstances in which hearing may be dispensed with
• 38 Amendments and irregularities
• 39 Orders for payment of money
• 40 Powers in relation to witnesses
• 41 Issue of summons
• 42 Power to impose conditions
• 43 Powers when proceedings settled
• 44 Power to correct decisions of Court
• 45 Costs
• 46 Court to give decision determining application

PART 6 - Appeals to supreme court

• 47 Appeals to Supreme Court from decisions of Court
• 48 Operation and implementation of decision that is subject to appeal
• 49 Questions reserved for opinion of Supreme Court

PART 7 - Miscellaneous

• 50 References to application in enactments
• 51 Rules of court
• 52 Regulations
• 53 Administration of Act
• 54 Transitional: Appeals and reviews
• 55 Transitional: rules of court

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