Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts59A. Adjournments sine die
(1) If -
(a) a warden has adjourned sine die the hearing of an application for the grant of a mineral lease; and
(b) the application is not re-listed for hearing within 5 years after the date of the adjournment,
the Minister may in writing direct the applicant to re-list the application within 30 days of the date of the direction.
(2) If an application is not re-listed in accordance with a direction under subsection (1), the Minister may refuse to grant the mineral lease.
(3) If an application is re-listed in accordance with a direction under subsection (1), the warden must complete the hearing and the application cannot be adjourned sine die again.
(4) To avoid doubt, this section applies in relation to an application for the grant of a mineral lease whether the hearing of the application was adjourned sine die before or after the commencement of this section.