Under the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981, VCAT can review some decisions of the Secretary of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning made about poppy cultivation and poppy processing licences.
VCAT can review certain decisions of the Secretary of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning made under the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981.
Under some Acts of Parliament, VCAT has the power to review decisions made by an original decision-maker such as a government agency, a statutory authority or other Administrative decision maker.
Hearings for cases about guardians and administrators are not based on resolving a conflict between two opposing sides. Instead, the hearing is focused on protecting the needs of the person who has, or needs, a substitute decision-maker.
VCAT can review some decisions of the Secretary made under Part II of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 in relation to poisons and controlled substances.
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