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NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 169 Appeals to Federal Court from decisions and determinations of the Tribunal

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 169

Appeals to Federal Court from decisions and determinations of the Tribunal

Appeal from Tribunal determination or decision--right to negotiate applications

  (1)   A party to an inquiry relating to a right to negotiate application before the Tribunal may appeal to the Federal Court, on a question of law, from any decision or determination of the Tribunal in that proceeding.

Subsection   24DJ(1) objection applications

  (2)   A party to an inquiry in relation to a subsection   24DJ(1) objection application before the Tribunal may appeal to the Federal Court, on a question of law, from any decision of the Tribunal in that proceeding.

How appeal is to be instituted

  (4)   An appeal is to be instituted:

  (a)   within the period of 28 days starting on the day on which the decision or determination of the Tribunal is given to the person or within such further time as the Court (whether before or after the end of that period) allows; and

  (b)   in such manner as is prescribed by rules of court made under the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 .

Jurisdiction of Federal Court

  (5)   The Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals instituted in the Court in accordance with this section and that jurisdiction may be exercised by the Court constituted as a Full Court.

Court to make order

  (6)   The Court must hear and determine the appeal and may make such order as it thinks appropriate by reason of its decision.

Orders

  (7)   Without limiting subsection   (6), the orders that may be made by the Court on an appeal include:

  (a)   an order affirming or setting aside the decision or determination of the Tribunal; or

  (b)   an order remitting the case to be heard and decided again, either with or without the hearing of further evidence, by the Tribunal in accordance with the directions of the Court.