Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts39. Suspension and cancellation of licence
(1) The Minister may, if in or her opinion it is necessary or desirable in the public interest so to do, direct the Port Corporation to suspend, cancel, vary or impose a condition on, a licence in accordance with subsection (2).
(2) The Port Corporation, on receiving a direction from the Minister under subsection (1) shall, by 6 months notice served on the licensee -
(a) suspend the licence;
(b) cancel the licence;
(c) vary a condition to which the licence is subject; or
(d) impose in respect of the licence a condition in accordance with the direction.
(3) A notice under subsection (2) shall -
(a) set out the reasons for the action specified in the notice; and
(b) if the licence is to be cancelled, require the surrender of the licence document on the expiration of the 6 months period of the notice.
(4) Where a notice under subsection (2) has been served on a licensee and, within the period of the notice, the term of the licence would, but for this subsection, expire, the licence shall be deemed to remain in force until the expiration of the period of the notice unless it is sooner cancelled under subsection (5).
(5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Port Corporation may cancel, or suspend for such period as it thinks fit, a licence where the licensee contravenes or fails to comply with a condition to which the licence is subject.