Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(2) In considering an application under section 86(1) for a non-pastoral use permit to use pastoral land for a non-pastoral purpose, the Board:
(b) must take into account current government policy known to it in relation to the type of use proposed; and
(c) must consider the likely effect of the proposed use on the environment and the pastoral enterprise of the pastoral lessee; and
(ca) must take into account submissions received by the Board under section 87A within the period specified in the notice given under section 87A(3)(c); and
(d) may consider or take into account any other matters as it thinks fit.
(2A) In addition to the matters specified in subsection (2), if the grant of the non-pastoral use permit by the Board would be a future act to which Part 2, Division 3, Subdivision G of the NTA applies, the Board must comply with the requirements of Part 2, Division 3, Subdivision G of the NTA in considering the application.
(3) For subsection (2)(b), the Minister may issue guidelines to the Board.
(3A) The meeting of the Board at which the application is considered may be open to the public.
(3B) If the meeting is to be open to the public, the Board must:
(a) invite the applicant and any person who made a submission under section 87A to attend the meeting; and
(b) give any person attending the meeting a reasonable opportunity to address the Board.
(4) In this section:
"future act", see section 233 of the NTA.