Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsWhere a resolution is passed by the Legislative Assembly purportedly in pursuance of an Act, the resolution shall be read and construed subject to the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 of the Commonwealth and to the Act in pursuance of which it purports to have been passed, to the intent that, where the resolution would, but for this section, have been construed as being in excess of authority, it shall, nevertheless, be a valid resolution to the extent to which it is not in excess of authority.