Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts8. Act may be declared to apply to certain persons
(1) Where the Minister is of the opinion that it may be desirable to declare a class of persons who perform particular functions (including, but not limited to, the functions performed by a locksmith or an installer of security systems) to be a category of security provider for the purpose of this Act, the Minister may request the licensing authority to conduct a review of the suitability of making such a declaration.
(2) The Minister shall provide a copy of a report of a review conducted under subsection (1) to -
(a) the industry organisation, if any -
(i) representing the interests of owners of businesses conducted by members of the class of persons in relation to which the review was conducted; and
(ii) approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section;
(b) the members of the Legislative Assembly; and
(c) such other persons or organisations as the Minister thinks fit,
and request their opinion, within 28 days from the date of the request or such longer period as the Minister thinks fit, as to the Minister's proposal.
(3) Where -
(a) a report provided under subsection (1) declares that, in the opinion of the licensing authority, regulation of the class of persons the subject of the review is justifiable; and
(b) the Minister has considered all opinions provided under subsection (2),
the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , declare -
(c) the class of persons in relation to which the review was conducted to be for the purposes of this Act a category of security providers named in the notice;
(d) the name of the relevant category of licence, including a provisional licence, in relation to that class of persons; and
(e) that all of the provisions of this Act, or the provisions of the Act specified in the notice, shall apply to and in relation to a member of that category of security providers.