Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts32. Duration and renewal
(1) A licence shall take effect from the date upon which the licence is, or is deemed to have been, granted and shall, subject to this Act, continue in force to and including 30 November immediately following the grant of the licence.
(2) An application for the renewal of a licence shall be lodged with the Registrar in a form approved by the Board and accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) Subject to this Act, the Registrar shall renew a licence where an application is lodged in accordance with subsection (2).
(3A) If the Registrar suspects that the holder of a licence who is seeking the renewal of the licence is not a fit and proper person within the meaning of section 20, the Registrar:
(a) must request the Board in writing to hold an inquiry to consider whether the holder of the licence is not a fit and proper person within the meaning of section 20;
(b) must notify the holder of the licence of the request to the Board; and
(c) must not renew the licence except with the approval of the Board.
(3B) The Board must hold an inquiry if it receives a request under subsection (3A).
(3C) The Board must give reasons for a decision not to approve the renewal of a licence and provide them to the holder of the licence.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), where the Registrar renews a licence, the licence as renewed shall continue in force for a period of 12 months commencing on the date which, but for the renewal, the licence would have expired.
(5) Unless the Board otherwise determines:
(a) a provisional licence shall not continue in force for a period longer than the period fixed under section 23A(b) in relation to the holder of that provisional licence; and
(b) the Registrar shall not renew a provisional licence for a period that extends beyond the date on which that period fixed under section 23A(b) will expire.