Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts20. Acceptance or modification of criteria
(1) As soon as practicable after the expiration of the 28 days referred to in section 19, the Council shall consider all comments and recommendations made to it under that section and forward to the Minister a copy of those criteria or those criteria as amended after considering the comments and recommendations received in pursuance of section 19, if that be the case, or further modified after considering the suggestions of the Minister referred to it under subsection (3).
(2) Subject to subsection (3) the Minister may, in his or her discretion, accept or reject the criteria forwarded under subsection (1).
(3) The Minister shall not reject the criteria forwarded under subsection (1) until he or she has referred the matter back to the Council, making such suggestions as to the modification of the criteria as the Minister thinks fit, and has considered any comments the Council makes as a result.
(4) Where the Minister accepts the criteria forwarded under subsection (1) (whether or not modified as a result of suggestions by the Minister under subsection (3)), the Minister shall recommend to the Administrator the prescribing of the criteria in the Regulations.
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