Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Commissioner may, by written notice given to an incorporated association, other than an association for which a declaration under section 102 has been made, direct the association, within the reasonable time stated in the notice, as follows:
(a) if:
(i) the association is an incorporated trading association – to return the association's certificate of incorporation for the Commissioner to amend it to omit the statement referred to in section 9(2); or
(ii) if subparagraph (i) does not apply – to return the association's certificate of incorporation for the Commissioner to amend it to include the statement referred to in section 9(2);
(b) to apply for incorporation under the Corporations Act 2001 or another Act.
(2) The Commissioner may give the direction only if satisfied it is appropriate to do so having regard to the prescribed matters.
(3) The Commissioner must give written notice to the association:
(a) specifying the reasons for proposing to give the direction; and
(b) inviting the association to show cause, in writing and within a specified period, why the direction should not be given.
(4) Before giving the direction, the Commissioner must consider any representations properly made by the association.
(5) The association must comply with the direction within the time specified in it.
(6) The amendment of the association's certificate of incorporation under a direction under subsection (1)(a) takes effect on the date the amendment is made and this Act applies to the association accordingly.