Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may grant a lease of land for a special purpose notwithstanding that applications have not been invited under section 5A and that the right to the lease has not been offered by auction under section 5AB:
(a) if the land is land which was included in a pastoral or agricultural lease which has been surrendered as to that land for the purpose of enabling that land to be leased for a special purpose;
(b) if the land is land reserved under any Act; or
(c) if the Minister is satisfied that the circumstances are such that the lease ought to be granted without first inviting applications for or offering by auction the right to the lease.
(2) Where a pastoral or agricultural lease has been surrendered as to any land for the purpose of enabling that land to be leased for a special purpose and the surrender has been accepted by the Minister subject to conditions specified in writing by the lessee at the time of the surrender, the Minister shall not grant a lease of that land except to such person and on such terms and conditions as are not inconsistent with the conditions so specified or are consented to in writing by the lessee of the pastoral or agricultural lease.