Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If, at any time before the goods are sold under section 8, a person claiming an interest in, or a right of possession of, the goods or a part of the goods pays to the warehouseman the amount necessary to satisfy the warehouseman's lien on the goods or the part of the goods to which the person's claim relates, as the case may be, no further proceedings for the sale of the goods or the part of the goods to which the person's claim relates, as the case may be, shall be taken.
(2) If, after payment is made to satisfy a lien on goods, being payment made in pursuance of subsection (1), the goods are left deposited with the warehouseman for storage, the warehouseman shall be deemed to retain the goods according to the terms of the original contract of deposit.
(3) A person who, in pursuance of subsection (1), makes a payment to satisfy a lien on goods for charges for which the person is not primarily liable may recover the amount of the payment, together with interest on that amount at the rate of 12% per annum calculated from the date of payment, as a debt due to him from the person primarily liable to pay the charges.