Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts17L. Inquiry before exercise of power
(1) The Commissioner must not exercise a power conferred by section 17K(1) unless he or she has held an inquiry under this section.
(2) If the Commissioner considers that there may be grounds on which to exercise a power under section 17K(1), the Commissioner must give written notice that he or she proposes to hold an inquiry to -
(a) the agent concerned; and
(b) if the Commissioner considers that a person other than the agent may be affected by the exercise of the power - to that other person.
(3) The notice is to -
(a) state the ground or grounds that the Commissioner considers may authorise the exercise of the power;
(b) request the agent to make written and oral submissions to the Commissioner regarding the inquiry;
(c) specify the date (which is not to be less than 7 clear days after the date on which the notice is given to the agent) by which the Commissioner is to have received the agent's written submissions; and
(d) specify a date after the date referred to in paragraph (c) when the Commissioner will hear the agent's oral submissions.
(4) If the Commissioner considers it necessary in the public interest, the Commissioner may, by the notice given under subsection (2), suspend the agent's licence from the date on which that notice is given to the agent until notice is given to the agent under section 17M.