Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (5), if a complaint is made under section 26 or 27, the Board must serve on the person against whom the complaint is made a notice of investigation.
(2) A notice of investigation under subsection (1) is to:
(a) inform the person on whom it is served:
(i) that a complaint has been made against him or her;
(ii) of the grounds of the complaint; and
(iii) of the particulars contained in the complaint;
(b) state that the Board proposes to carry out an investigation into the complaint;
(c) specify a date, being a date not earlier than 28 days after the notice is served, by which the Board is to complete the investigation; and
(d) inform the person of the right conferred on him or her by section 31A(2) and the date, being a date not earlier than 7 days after the notice is served, by which the person must make his or her submission to the Board.
(3) If the Board serves a notice of investigation on a person, it must:
(a) send a copy of the notice to the complainant; and
(b) inform the complainant in writing that the notice has been served.
(4) If the Board serves a notice of investigation on a person, the Board must:
(a) carry out an investigation into the complaint; and
(b) complete the investigation by the date specified in the notice or by a later date fixed by the Board.
(5) If the Board fixes a later date under subsection (4)(b) it must serve written notice of the date on the complainant and the person on whom the notice of investigation was served.
(6) If a complaint appears to the Board to be frivolous, vexatious or minor, the Board must dismiss the complaint and serve the complainant with written notice of its dismissal.