Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If, at the expiry of the time limited by section 20, a person has objected to the proposal in accordance with that section, the Minister may consider the objection and the plan and the statement deposited under section 17, and must determine whether or not the proposal will proceed or an amendment to the proposal must be made.
(2) Within 6 months after the expiry of the time limited by section 20, the Minister must:
(a) by notice in the Gazette and in a newspaper circulating in the locality of the land to which the plan and proposal relate, order a new road to be opened or a road or part of a road to be altered or closed in accordance with the plan deposited with the Surveyor-General under section 17(2); or
(b) deposit with the Surveyor-General:
(i) the plan showing the proposal and amendments, if any, pursuant to subsection (1) endorsed with the approval of the Minister; and
(ii) in relation to the plan – a statement showing the names of the adjoining owners with the last known address of each of them.