Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts7. Retirement, suspension and removal from office of Auditor-General
(1) The Administrator may, with the consent of the Auditor-General, retire the Auditor-General on the ground of invalidity.
(2) The Administrator may suspend the Auditor-General from office for misbehaviour or physical or mental incapability.
(3) The Chief Minister shall table a statement of the ground of suspension of the Auditor-General in the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days of the Assembly after the suspension.
(4) Where a statement has been tabled in the Legislative Assembly under subsection (3), the Assembly may, within 6 sitting days of the Assembly, by resolution, declare that the Auditor-General ought to be restored to office and, if the Assembly so resolves, the Administrator shall terminate the suspension.
(5) If, at the expiration of the 6 sitting days of the Legislative Assembly, the Assembly has not passed a resolution under subsection (4), the Administrator shall remove the Auditor-General from office.
(6) The Auditor-General shall not be removed from office except as provided by this section.
(7) The period during which the Auditor-General is suspended from office under this section is deemed to be a period of absence on leave with salary.