Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts27. Local government subsidiary
(1) If the Minister approves, a council or 2 or more councils acting together (the constituent council or councils ) may form a body corporate (a local government subsidiary ) to carry out functions related to local government on behalf of the constituent council or councils.
(2) The local government subsidiary and the constituent council or councils must comply with any conditions of the Minister's approval.
(3) LGANT may exercise the powers of a council under this section to form a local government subsidiary, or to participate with a council or 2 or more councils in the formation of a local government subsidiary and, if it does so, a reference in this Division to a council or a constituent council extends to LGANT.