Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to this Act, the Minister may acquire land under this Act for any purpose whatsoever:
(aa) if the acquisition is under an indigenous land use agreement as referred to in section 31A(a) – in accordance with the terms of the agreement and by causing a notice declaring the land to be acquired to be published in the Gazette ;
(a) if the acquisition is by agreement with the owner of the land as referred to in section 31A(b) – by causing an instrument of transfer or other document evincing title to the land in the Territory to be registered under the Land Title Act 2000 by the Registrar-General; or
(b) if the pre-acquisition procedures in Parts IV and IVA as applicable have been complied with – by compulsory acquisition by causing a notice declaring the land to be acquired to be published in the Gazette .
(2) Where an application has been made under section 38 to have an objection to the acquisition heard by the Tribunal, subject to sections 44 and 45, the Minister must not acquire land the subject of the proposal until he or she has received and considered the recommendation of the Tribunal.