Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts50. Petition for establishment of local boards
(1) A group of 20 or more residents may lodge a petition with the council seeking the establishment of a local board for a part of the area in which they are resident.
(2) The petition must designate a member of the group as its representative.
(3) On receipt of the petition, the council must consider establishing (but is not obliged to establish) a local board for the relevant part of the area.
(4) In deciding whether to establish a local board as sought in the petition, the council must consider:
(a) the extent of support for the proposal among other residents of the relevant part of the area; and
(b) whether the council's resources are sufficient to support the effective operation of the proposed local board.