Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts14. Application for licence
(1) An application to the licensing authority for a licence under this Act may be made on the prescribed form accompanied by the prescribed fee, if any, by -
(a) a natural person; or
(b) in the case of a security firm's licence - a person or a partnership.
(2) A licence other than a security firm's licence shall only be granted in respect of a natural person.
(3) The licensing authority may, in writing, request the applicant for a licence to give further information or documents relevant to the application.
(4) The licensing authority may reject the application for a licence if the applicant fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the request.
(5) Where -
(a) a natural person has applied for a licence - he or she;
(b) a partnership has applied for a security firm's licence - each partner in the partnership; or
(c) a corporation has applied for a security firm's licence - each officer, within the meaning of section 17(1), of the corporation,
shall attend at a police station and provide to a member of the Police Force the prescribed information together with a signed authority, on the approved form, permitting the Commissioner to release to the licensing authority details of the person's criminal history -
(d) for the determination of the application; and
(e) at any time during any period for which the licence is granted or renewed if the person is charged with a disqualifying offence.