Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Before approving a scheme, the Council must publish a notice in a daily newspaper circulating throughout the Territory:
(a) explaining the nature and significance of the scheme;
(b) advising where a copy of the scheme may be obtained or inspected; and
(c) inviting comments and submissions within a specified time, but not less than 21 days after publication of the notice.
(2) If the scheme indicates an intention to operate as a scheme of both this jurisdiction and another jurisdiction, the Council must also publish a similar notice in the other jurisdiction in accordance with the requirements of the corresponding law of that jurisdiction that relate to the approval of a scheme prepared in that jurisdiction.