Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The holder of the authority must return the authority to the CHO within 14 days after receiving the notice unless the holder has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.
(4) On receiving the authority, the CHO must:
(a) amend the authority to give effect to the variation and return the authority to the holder; or
(b) if the CHO is satisfied it is not practicable to amend the authority – issue a replacement authority incorporating the variation and send it to the holder.