Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts31. Mandatory cancellation
(1) Subject to subsection (4), the Commission shall (on an application by the Commissioner of Police or without any such application) cancel a licence if it is satisfied that -
(a) the licensee; or
(b) in the case of a licence held by a body corporate, an officer of the body corporate,
has since the licence was granted or last renewed been found guilty of a disqualifying offence as defined in subsection (2), or of an attempt to commit such an offence.
(2) In subsection (1), "disqualifying offence" means an offence against -
(a) section 9(4), 11, 12, 13, 14(1) or (2), 15(1) or 16 of this Act;
(b) section 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 192 or 201 of the Criminal Code;
(c) section 5, 6(1) or (2), 7, 8, 9 or 11 of the Misuse of Drugs Act ; or
(d) a corresponding law (as defined in subsection (3)),
being -
(e) in the case of an offence against section 127 of the Criminal Code or a law which is a corresponding law in relation to that section, an offence involving a male person who, at the time of the offence, had not attained the age of 14 years; and
(f) in the case of an offence against any of the provisions specified in paragraph (c) or a law which is a corresponding law in relation to any of those provisions, an offence punishable on a finding of guilt (except where dealt with summarily) by imprisonment for 5 years or more.
(3) In subsection (2)(d), "corresponding law" means -
(a) a law (including a repealed law) of the Commonwealth, or of a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth; or
(b) a repealed law of the Territory,
which makes (or, when in force, made) provision substantially similar to a provision specified in subsection (2)(a), (b) or (c).
(4) Where a person to whom subsection (1) applies has been found guilty of an offence which is a disqualifying offence by virtue of subsection (2)(c) and (f), or subsection (2)(d) and (f) in their application to the provisions specified in subsection (2)(c), or of an attempt to commit such an offence, the Commission may if it considers that there are adequate grounds for doing so disregard the finding of guilt for the purposes of this section and refrain accordingly from cancelling the licence in question.
(5) Where the Commission cancels an operator's licence under this section or section 32, it shall also cancel any manager's licence relating to the business to which the operator's licence relates.
(6) The Commission shall cancel a licence under this section by serving on the holder of the licence notice in writing that it is cancelled.