Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to any order made by NTCAT under subsection (2), the fact that an application under section 16 or 17, or an application for review under section 20(2), is pending does not suspend any liability to pay a rate affected by the application, and the rate may be recovered as if no application were pending.
(2) NTCAT may order the Minister to refrain from levying or recovering a rate affected by an application for review under section 20(2) until NTCAT has determined the review.
(3) If the person's application is successful, the Territory must refund any amount that has been paid by the person to the Territory which was not properly payable by the person.