Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts84. Minister's power to call general election
(1) The Minister may call a general election for an area if:
(a) the area is newly constituted; or
(b) 2 or more areas are amalgamated; or
(c) a substantial change is made affecting the electoral representation of the area (such as the division of the area into wards, or some substantial change to the boundaries of the area or to wards within the area); or
(d) a general election fails for any reason.
(2) The general election is called by Gazette notice fixing a date for the election.