Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts42. Objections
(1) The Commissioner of Police may object by notice in writing lodged with the Registrar to the grant of an application for registration as an agent's representative.
(2) The Registrar may object by notice in writing to the grant of an application for registration as an agent's representative.
(3) Any person may object by notice in writing lodged with the Registrar to the grant of an application for registration as an agent's representative.
(4) A notice of objection shall include particulars of the ground or grounds of objection.
(5) Where a notice of objection is lodged with the Registrar in accordance with this section, the Registrar shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, serve a copy of that notice on the applicant for registration as an agent's representative.
(6) Where:
(a) subject to subsection (7), a notice of objection is lodged in accordance with this section; or
(b) the Board considers that there may be grounds for refusing an application for registration,
the Board shall hold an inquiry.
(7) The Board may, without holding an inquiry, reject an objection made under subsection (3) if, in the opinion of the Board, the objection is of a frivolous, irrelevant or malicious nature.
(8) Where the Board has held an inquiry pursuant to subsection (6), the Board shall, after that hearing:
(a) register the applicant as an agent's representative and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration in the prescribed form; or
(b) refuse to register the applicant and direct the Registrar to forward notice of refusal together with a statement of reasons for refusal to the applicant.