Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Commissioner must, in writing, declare a person to be disqualified from being an officer of an incorporated association if the Commissioner of Police states in a certificate given to the Commissioner that the person:
(a) is unfit to be an officer of an incorporated association; or
(b) has in any way (whether directly or indirectly) been concerned in or taken part in the management of at least 2 bodies corporate (whether or not incorporated associations) that have ceased to exist because of financial mismanagement; or
(c) is an associate of a disqualified person.
(2) The Commissioner of Police may give the certificate only on the basis of a criminal intelligence report or other criminal information held by the Commissioner of Police.
(3) The Commissioner must give the person written notice of the declaration.
(4) The notice must:
(a) state the following:
(i) in general terms, the effect of the declaration;
(ii) the person may, within 21 days after the date of the notice, appeal to the Local Court against the decision;
(iii) how to appeal; and
(b) be accompanied by a copy of the certificate.
(5) The declaration is in force for 5 years from the date it is made.
(5A) The Commissioner's power of delegation under section 14(4) of the Police Administration Act does not apply to a power or function under this section.
(6) In this section:
"associate", of a disqualified person, means the spouse, de facto partner, business partner or business associate of the person.