Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if the Minister proposes to permanently close a Government school under section 96 (1)(b).
(2) The Minister must publish notice of the proposal in the Gazette .
(3) The Government school to which a notice under subsection (2) applies cannot be closed:
(a) unless the consultation required by section 97 occurs after the publication of the notice; and
(b) subject to subsection (4), until the expiry of a period of 12 months after that publication.
(4) The requirement for a period of 12 months mentioned in subsection (3)(b) does not apply if the Minister is sooner satisfied that:
(a) a majority of the parents of the students enrolled in the school wish the school to be closed before the expiry of that period; and
(b) there are special circumstances that justify doing so.