(1) An application for a heritage order may be made to the Supreme Court by—
(a) the council on behalf of the Territory; or
(b) someone else with the court's leave.
(2) The Supreme Court may grant leave under subsection (1) (b) only if satisfied that—
(a) the person has asked the council to apply for a heritage order and the council has failed to do so within a reasonable time; and
(b) it is in the public interest that the proceeding be brought.