Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts28. Interim conservation orders
(1) The Minister may, of his or her own motion or on the recommendation of the Council, by notice in writing, declare a place or object that is not a heritage place or heritage object to be subject to an interim conservation order.
(2) As soon as practicable after making a declaration under subsection (1) the Minister shall:
(a) cause the declaration to be notified in the Gazette ; and
(b) in writing, direct the Council to assess the heritage value of the place or object.
(3) An interim conservation order remains in force until:
(a) the expiration of 90 days after the place or object is declared under subsection (1) to be subject to the order; or
(b) the Minister, in pursuance of section 26(1)(a), declares the place or object to which it relates to be a heritage place or heritage object or, having in pursuance of section 26(1)(b) refused to make such a declaration, notifies that fact in the Gazette ,
whichever is the sooner.
(4) The Minister shall where, in pursuance of section 26(1)(b), he or she refuses to make a declaration in respect of a place or object to which an interim conservation order relates, cause a notice of that fact to be published in the Gazette .