Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts30. Board to hold inquiry before refusal
(1) Where:
(a) subject to subsection (2), a notice of objection is lodged in accordance with section 28; or
(b) the Board considers that there may be grounds for refusing an application for the grant of a licence,
the Board shall hold an inquiry before considering in accordance with section 29 whether to grant the application for a licence.
(2) The Board may, without holding an inquiry, reject an objection made under section 28(3) if, in the opinion of the Board, the objection is of a frivolous, irrelevant or malicious nature.