Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts57. Amending, suspending or cancelling local practising certificate
(1) If the Law Society believes a ground exists to amend, suspend or cancel a local practising certificate (the proposed action ), the Society must give the holder a notice that:
(a) specifies the proposed action and:
(i) if the proposed action is to amend the certificate - specifies the proposed amendment; and
(ii) if the proposed action is to suspend the certificate - specifies the proposed suspension period; and
(b) specifies the grounds for proposing to take the proposed action; and
(c) outlines the facts and circumstances that form the basis for the Society's belief; and
(d) invites the holder to make written representations to the Society, within a specified time of at least 7 days and not more than 28 days, as to why the proposed action should not be taken.
(2) If, after considering all written representations made within the specified time and, in its discretion, written representations made after the specified time, the Society still believes a ground exists to take the proposed action, the Society may:
(a) if the notice specified the proposed action was to amend the practising certificate - amend the certificate in the way specified or in a less onerous way the Society considers appropriate because of the representations; or
(b) if the notice specified the proposed action was to suspend the practising certificate for a specified period:
(i) suspend the certificate for a period no longer than the specified period; or
(ii) amend the certificate in a less onerous way the Society considers appropriate because of the representations; or
(c) if the notice specified the proposed action was to cancel the practising certificate:
(i) cancel the certificate; or
(ii) suspend the certificate for a period; or
(iii) amend the certificate in a less onerous way the Society considers appropriate because of the representations.
(3) If the Society decides to amend, suspend or cancel the practising certificate, the Society must give the holder an information notice for the decision.
(4) In this section:
amend , a certificate, means amend the certificate under section 70 during its currency, other than at the request of the holder of the certificate.