Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts8. Suspension and removal
(1) The Administrator may suspend the Ombudsman from office for misbehaviour or incapacity.
(2) The Minister shall cause a statement of the ground of the suspension to be laid before the Legislative Assembly within 3 sitting days of the Assembly after the suspension.
(3) Where a statement has been laid before the Legislative Assembly in pursuance of subsection (2), the Assembly may, within 7 sitting days of the Assembly after the day on which the statement has been laid before it, by resolution, declare that the Ombudsman ought to be restored to office and, if the Assembly so resolves, the Administrator shall terminate the suspension.
(4) If, at the expiration of 7 sitting days of the Legislative Assembly after the day on which a statement has been laid before the Assembly in pursuance of subsection (2), the Assembly has not passed a resolution in accordance with subsection (3), the Administrator may remove the Ombudsman from office.
(5) The suspension of the Ombudsman from office under this section does not affect his entitlement to be paid any remuneration, expenses and allowances.
(6) If the Ombudsman becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his creditors or makes an assignment of his remuneration for their benefit, the Administrator shall remove him from office.
(7) The Ombudsman shall not be removed from office except as provided by this section.