Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) If election is the basis of filling the office of the principal member, the office is to be filled at each general election.
(2) If appointment is the basis of filling the office of the principal member of a council, the council must, at the first meeting of a council after a general election, appoint one of its members to be the principal member.
(3) The council may appoint another one of its members to be the deputy principal member of the council.