Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to Part IIA if applicable, a retention licensee may apply to the Minister to renew his retention licence.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an application for the renewal of a retention licence shall be:
(a) in an approved form;
(b) made in an approved manner; and
(c) accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) In relation to an application for a renewal of a retention licence, the Minister:
(a) shall, where an application for the renewal of a retention licence is received not earlier than 6 months, but not later than 3 months, before the expiration of the licence;
(b) may, where the application is received later than 3 months before the expiration of the licence; and
(c) shall not, where the application is received after the expiration of the licence,
accept the application.