Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) A public sector organisation may require an applicant to pay a deposit for a processing fee of:
(a) if the processing fee is estimated to be $100 or less – $25; or
(b) if the processing fee is estimated to be more than $100 – 50% of the estimate.
(2) If the processing fee is less than the deposit paid for the fee, the public sector organisation must refund the balance of the deposit to the applicant.