Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If a pipeline licensee:
(a) has not carried out any construction work under the pipeline licensee's pipeline licence for a continuous period of at least 5 years; and
(b) has not used the pipeline or a part of the pipeline the subject of the pipeline licensee's pipeline licence for a continuous period of at least 5 years,
the Minister may, by written notice served on the pipeline licensee, inform the pipeline licensee that the Minister proposes to terminate the pipeline licence, or to terminate the pipeline licence in respect of a part of the pipeline, (as the case requires) after the end of one month after the notice is served.
(2) At any time after the end of one month after the notice referred to in subsection (1) is served on the pipeline licensee, the Minister may, by written notice served on the pipeline licensee, terminate the pipeline licence or terminate the pipeline licence in respect of a part of the pipeline (as the case requires).
(3) In working out, for the purposes of subsection (1), the duration of the period in which a pipeline licensee did not carry out any construction work under the pipeline licence or did not use the pipeline or a part of the pipeline, any period in which construction work was not carried out, or the pipeline or part of the pipeline was not used, because of circumstances beyond the pipeline licensee's control is to be disregarded.