Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts30. Power of Minister to prohibit or restrict supply of goods
(1) Where the Commissioner notifies the Minister in writing that the Commissioner has undertaken an investigation under section 28, the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , prohibit the supply in the Territory, for a period not exceeding 28 days specified in the notice, of the goods to which the investigation relates or, as the case may be, of goods of the class or description to which the investigation relates.
(2) The Minister may, by further notice in the Gazette , extend for up to 28 days the period specified in a notice under subsection (1), but the power conferred by this subsection may be exercised once only in relation to any such notice.
(3) Where the Commissioner has, after carrying out an investigation under section 28, reported to the Minister in writing that particular goods or goods of a particular class or description are dangerous to health or a possible source of danger to health, the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette :
(a) prohibit the supply in the Territory of the goods, or goods of the class or description, to which the report relates; or
(b) restrict the supply in the Territory of such goods in such manner as is specified in the notice.