Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) For determining the date for a general election if the previous general election was not an extraordinary general election, the general election is to be held on the 4th Saturday in August in the 4th year after the year in which the previous general election was held.
(2) For determining the date for a general election if the previous general election was an extraordinary general election, the general election is to be held on the 4th Saturday in August in the 3rd year after the year in which that extraordinary general election was held.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) are subject to a writ being issued for an extraordinary general election before a writ for a general election is issued for a date determined under either subsection.
(4) In this section:
determining the date of a general election means determining the date of a general election under section 17 of the Self-Government Act.
"extraordinary general election" means a general election for which the writ is issued under section 24 or 25.
"previous general election", in relation to determining the date for a general election, means the immediately preceding general election, including a general election before the commencement of this definition.