Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the Law Society considers it necessary in the public interest to immediately suspend a local practising certificate on:
(a) any of the grounds on which the certificate could be suspended or cancelled under Division 5; or
(b) the ground of the happening of a show cause event in relation to the holder; or
(c) another ground that the Society considers warrants suspension of the local practising certificate in the public interest.
(2) This section applies whether or not any action has been taken or started under Division 5 or 6 in relation to the holder.
(3) The Society may, by written notice given to the holder, immediately suspend the practising certificate until the earlier of the following:
(a) the time at which the Society informs the holder of the Society's decision by notice under section 57;
(b) the end of the period of 56 days after the notice is given to the holder under this section.
(4) The notice under this section must:
(a) include an information notice about the suspension; and
(b) specify that the holder may make written representations to the Society about the suspension.
(5) The holder may make written representations to the Society about the suspension and the Society must consider the representations.
(6) The Society may revoke the suspension at any time, whether or not in response to any written representations made to it by the holder.
(7) This section does not prevent the Society from making a complaint under Chapter 4 about a matter to which this section relates.
(8) The suspension of a local practising certificate under this section does not affect any disciplinary processes in relation to matters arising before the suspension.