Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts44. Disciplinary action
(1) The Board may take disciplinary action against an agent's representative on one or more of the following grounds:
(a) the registration of the agent's representative was improperly obtained;
(b) the agent's representative has been found guilty of an offence against this Act;
(c) the agent's representative has been found guilty of an offence against any other law that involves dishonesty, whether the finding of guilt took place before or after the commencement of this Act or within or outside the Territory;
(d) the agent's representative has acted in a manner that, had the agent's representative been a licensed agent, would have been in breach of the rules of conduct specified in section 65;
(e) any other reasonable ground which, in the opinion of the Board, is sufficient to warrant the taking of disciplinary action against the agent's representative.
(2) The Commissioner of Police may apply, by notice in writing lodged with the Registrar, for disciplinary action to be taken against an agent's representative on one or more of the grounds referred to in subsection (1).
(3) The Registrar may apply, by notice in writing, for disciplinary action to be taken against an agent's representative on one or more of the grounds referred to in subsection (1).
(4) Any other person may apply, by notice in writing lodged with the Registrar, for disciplinary action to be taken against an agent's representative on one or more of the grounds referred to in subsection (1).
(5) Subject to subsection (6), where:
(a) an application for disciplinary action is made under this section; or
(b) the Board considers that there may be grounds under subsection (1) for the taking of disciplinary action against an agent's representative,
the Board must hold an inquiry.
(6) The Board may, without holding an inquiry, reject an application made under subsection (4) if:
(a) in the opinion of the Board, the application is of a frivolous, irrelevant or malicious nature; or
(b) the Board is satisfied that there are no grounds for holding, or insufficient evidence to hold, an inquiry.
(7) Where an application for disciplinary action is made under this section, the Registrar must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, serve a copy of the application on the agent's representative in respect of whom the application was made.