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NORTHERN TERRITORY (SELF-GOVERNMENT) ACT 1978 - SECT 7 Assent to proposed laws

NORTHERN TERRITORY (SELF-GOVERNMENT) ACT 1978 - SECT 7

Assent to proposed laws

  (1)   Every proposed law passed by the Legislative Assembly shall be presented to the Administrator for assent.

  (2)   Upon the presentation of a proposed law to the Administrator for assent, the Administrator shall, subject to this section, declare:

  (a)   in the case of a proposed law making provision only for or in relation to a matter specified under section   35:

  (i)   that he or she assents to the proposed law; or

  (ii)   that he or she withholds assent to the proposed law; or

  (b)   in any other case:

  (i)   that he or she assents to the proposed law;

  (ii)   that he or she withholds assent to the proposed law; or

  (iii)   that he or she reserves the proposed law for the Governor - General's pleasure.

  (3)   The Administrator may return the proposed law to the Legislative Assembly with amendments that he or she recommends.

  (4)   The Legislative Assembly shall consider the amendments recommended by the Administrator and the proposed law, with those or any other amendments or without amendments, may be again presented to the Administrator for assent, and subsection   (2) applies accordingly.