Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) The owner or occupier of land which abuts on a footpath may apply for a permit to construct a crossing from the land to a carriageway.
(2) An application under clause (1) shall describe the situation of the land and the proposed position of the crossing, and shall be accompanied by such fee or charge as the council may by resolution determine and shall include:
(a) the specifications of the crossing; or
(b) a request that the council prepare specifications for the crossing and carry out the work.
(3) The council may require the person carrying out the work of constructing a crossing to pay, or enter into a bond to pay, to the council such amount as it thinks fit to provide security against costs which it may incur as a result of the execution of the work.
(4) A person shall not carry out any work of constructing a crossing before obtaining a permit for the proposed work.
(5) For the purposes of by-law 12, no crossing hereafter constructed or commenced before a permit has been issued under this By-law shall be considered to have been constructed in accordance with these By-laws, notwithstanding that the work may be in conformity with the requirements of the council in relation to the construction of crossings.
(6) If requested to do so under clause (2)(b), the council may carry out or cause to be carried out the work of constructing a crossing, and may make such charges, if any, as it thinks fit in relation to that work, and may recover those charges from the applicant as a debt due and payable to the council.