Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) An appointed person holds office for 3 years or any shorter period specified in the appointment.
(2) An appointed person is eligible for reappointment.
(3) However, a person cannot be appointed for more than 2 consecutive terms except in exceptional circumstances.
(4) For this section, terms of appointment are consecutive if less than 6 months elapses between the end of one term and the start of the next term.