Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts29. Decision after consideration of application
(1) Where:
(a) no objection to the grant of a licence has been lodged with the Director pursuant to section 47F; or
(b) such an objection has been dismissed under Part IV,
the Commission shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, consider an application for a licence.
(2) After considering an application for a licence, the Commission must, having regard to the objects of this Act:
(a) issue a licence subject to such conditions as are determined by it under section 31;
(b) refuse the application and direct the Director to forward notice of the refusal together with a statement of the reasons for refusal to the applicant; or
(c) conduct a hearing in relation to the application.
(3) Where the Commission has conducted a hearing in relation to an application for a licence under subsection (2)(c) or Part IV the Commission shall, after that hearing, take action of a kind described in subsection (2)(a) or (b), in addition to any action it may take under Part IV.
(4) Where the Commission refuses an application for a licence under subsection (2)(b), the Commission may, if it thinks fit, refund the whole or any part of the prescribed fee paid to the Commission under section 26.