Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) The Minister may:
(a) approve an application under section 98 ; or
(b) refuse to approve an application under section 98 .
(2) The Minister must make a decision on the application within the required time.
(3) Before making a decision to approve an application, the Minister must be satisfied that:
(a) the proposed action has been assessed under a strategic assessment; and
(b) the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold an environmental approval; and
(c) it is appropriate in the circumstances to issue the approval notice.
(4) The Minister must not issue an approval notice for a proposed action if the environmental approval relevant to that application has expired or been revoked.
(5) In this section:
"required time" means 60 business days after the Minister receives the application for the approval notice.