Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) The CEO may do any act or thing specified in an enforcement order if the proponent or the approval holder contravenes the order.
(2) The CEO must not do the specified act or thing unless:
(a) the CEO gives the proponent or the approval holder written notice that the CEO intends to do the specified act or thing; and
(b) the CEO invites the proponent or the approval holder to provide either of the following within the specified response period:
(i) proof that satisfies the CEO that the proponent or the approval holder has done the specified act or thing;
(ii) reasons that satisfy the CEO that the proponent or the approval holder will do the specified act or thing within the specified action period; and
(c) the proponent or the approval holder does not within the specified response period:
(i) provide the required proof; or
(ii) satisfy the CEO that the proponent or the approval holder will do the specified act or thing within the specified action period.
(3) In doing a specified act or thing, the CEO may:
(a) do anything that is necessary or expedient to be done for that purpose; and
(b) publish notice that the proponent or the approval holder has contravened the enforcement order.
(4) The CEO may recover any costs reasonably incurred in doing a specified act or thing under this section from the proponent or the approval holder in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Territory.
(5) The CEO may, in writing, authorise another person to exercise a power or perform a function under subsections (1) to (4) on the CEO's behalf.
(6) If a person is authorised to exercise a power or perform a function under subsection (5), anything done by the person in the exercise of the power or the performance of the function has the same effect as if it had been done by the CEO.
(7) In this section:
"specified action period", in relation to a notice under subsection (2), means the period (being not less than 10 business days) specified as the action period in the notice.
"specified response period", in relation to a notice under subsection (2), means the period (being not less than 10 business days) specified as the response period in the notice.