Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989

A person who applied under section 19B for an Authority Certificate and who is aggrieved by:

a decision or action of the Authority under Division 1; or

the failure by the

Authority within a reasonable time to come to a decision on an application or request under Division 1A or Division 1,

may apply to the Minister for a review of the decision, action or failure.

As soon as practicable after receiving an application under subsection (1) the Minister shall, after consulting with the Authority, request the Authority to conduct a review of the matter the subject of the application or refuse to ask the Authority to review the matter, and the Minister shall, in writing, advise the applicant accordingly.

Where the Minister refers a matter to the Authority for review, the Authority shall provide:

the applicant under subsection (1);

where appropriate, the custodians of sacred sites affected; and

any other person appearing to the Authority to be affected,

with a notice:

stating the matter to be reviewed;

inviting them to make written representations in connection with the review by a specified date, being not earlier than 28 days nor later than 60 days after the date of the notice; and

specifying an address to which such representations may be sent.

Where, after due consideration of all representations made as a result of an invitation under subsection (3)(e) (but not later than 28 days after the latest time limited by the notices under that subsection for the making of those representations), the Authority does not, by exercising its powers under any other provision of this Act, satisfy the concerns of the applicant for the review, it shall provide the

Minister with a report and its recommendations on the matter and copies of all documents or records likely to be relevant to the

Minister's consideration of it.