Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The principal ratepayer for an allotment is the nominal owner of the allotment but, if a person other than the nominal owner is, under this section, designated in the assessment record as the principal ratepayer for the allotment, that person is the principal ratepayer.
(2) If, under subsection (1), 2 or more people would be the principal ratepayer for an allotment, the CEO may designate one or more of them in the assessment record as the principal ratepayer for the allotment.
(3) On the application of an occupier of an allotment, the CEO may designate the occupier in the assessment record as the principal ratepayer for the allotment.
(4) If the occupier subsequently applies for the designation to be removed from the assessment record, the CEO must remove the designation.
(5) A ratepayer designated under subsection (2) or (3) as the principal ratepayer for an allotment is the principal ratepayer to the exclusion of others.
(6) If rates are paid by, or recovered from, a ratepayer who is not the principal ratepayer for an allotment, the ratepayer may, subject to any relevant agreement, recover the amount of the rates from the principal ratepayer or set the amount off against any liability owed to the principal ratepayer.