Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts16. Notification of Commissioner's decision, appeal etc.
(1) The Commissioner must, within 45 days after receiving an application for a licence, notify the applicant in writing that -
(a) the Commissioner has granted the licence to the applicant and that the applicant will be issued the licence on paying the prescribed fee; or
(b) the Commissioner refuses to grant the licence.
(2) A notice under subsection (1)(a) is to -
(a) specify the terms and conditions that the Commissioner proposes to impose on the licence; and
(b) invite the person to whom the licence is to be granted to make to the Commissioner, within the period of not more than 14 days specified in the notice, oral or written submissions regarding the proposed terms and conditions of the licence.
(3) After considering the submissions of the applicant (if any), the Commissioner may impose the terms and conditions he or she considers appropriate on the licence, whether or not as proposed in the notice under subsection (2)(a).
(4) The notice under subsection (1)(b) is to -
(a) specify the reasons why the Commissioner refuses to grant the licence; and
(b) inform the person of his or her right of appeal under section 17.