Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Commission's functions are as follows:
(a) to maintain rolls and conduct elections under this Act;
(b) to advise the Minister on matters relating to elections;
(c) to consider, and report to the Minister on, matters relating to elections referred to it by the Minister;
(d) to promote public awareness of matters relating to elections and the Legislative Assembly by conducting education and information programs and in any other way it chooses;
(e) to provide information and advice on matters relating to elections to the Legislative Assembly, an Executive body, the head of an Agency, Territory authorities, political parties, MLAs and candidates at elections;
(f) to conduct and promote research into matters relating to elections or other matters relating to its functions;
(g) to publish material on matters relating to its functions;
(h) to provide, on payment of the fee decided by it, goods and services to persons or organisations, to the extent that it is able to do so by using information or material in its possession or expertise acquired in the exercise of its functions;
(i) to conduct ballots for persons and organisations;
(j) to perform any other function given to it under this or another Act.
(2) The Commission may exercise a function under subsection (1)(a) to (f) (inclusive) in conjunction with the Australian Electoral Commission.
(3) In this section:
"election" includes a referendum and any other ballot.
"Executive body" means:
(a) the Executive Council or a committee of the Executive Council; or
(b) Cabinet or a committee of Cabinet.