Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies in relation to by-laws that apply in a part of the Territory immediately before:
(a) the constitution of a local government area; or
(b) the merging of 2 or more local government areas; or
(c) the division of a local government area into 2 or more local government areas; or
(d) the boundaries of a local government area are changed; or
(e) there is a change in the classification of a local government area.
(2) The by-laws:
(a) continue to apply within the local government area to the extent that the by-laws applied before the constitution, merger, division, boundary change or change in classification; and
(b) may be amended or repealed by the council for the area, even if the by-laws were not originally made by that council.
(3) Despite subsection (2), the Administrator or the Minister may, by Gazette notice, determine the by-laws that apply to a local government area or part of a local government area.