NORTHERN TERRITORY ABORIGINAL SACRED SITES ACT 1989 - SECT 19G Applicant may request conference with custodians
NORTHERN TERRITORY ABORIGINAL SACRED SITES ACT 1989 - SECT 19G
Applicant may request conference with custodians(1) An applicant under section 19B may request the Authority to arrange a conference on the application or terms and conditions of an Authority Certificate, or as the case may be, between the applicant and the custodians of the relevant sites.
(2) A request under subsection (1) is to be in writing and may be made before or after the issue of an Authority Certificate in relation to the land.
(3) If a request for a conference has been made under subsection (1), the applicant or a custodian of a site with whom the applicant has requested the conference may apply to the Authority for the conference to be held in the presence of the Authority or a member or committee of the Authority authorised by the Authority for that purpose.
(4) If a request for a conference has been made under subsection (1), the Authority must:
(a) assess whether the holding of the conference is likely to entail significant costs, having regard to the matters prescribed in the Regulations; and
(b) if the conference is likely to entail significant costs:
(i) advise the applicant that charges will apply to recover the costs of the Authority;
(ii) provide the applicant with a copy of the guidelines that relate to the charges that will apply in respect of the conference; and
(iii) if the applicant requests – provide the applicant with an estimate of the amount of the charges that will apply in respect of the conference.
(5) An applicant who intends to proceed with a request for a conference must confirm in writing within 60 days of receiving notice that charges will apply in respect of the conference that the charges will be met by the applicant.
(6) If an applicant fails to confirm in accordance with subsection (5) that the charges will be met, the request for the conference is taken to have been withdrawn.