Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies to any of the following decisions of a pilotage authority in relation to a person:
(a) a refusal to issue or renew a pilotage licence or pilotage exemption certificate;
(b) a decision to specify or vary a condition of a pilotage licence or pilotage exemption certificate;
(c) a decision to suspend or cancel a pilotage licence or pilotage exemption certificate.
(2) The pilotage authority must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give written notice of it to the person specifying:
(a) the reasons for the decision; and
(b) that the person has a right to have the decision reviewed by the Tribunal; and
(c) if the pilotage licence or pilotage exemption certificate is cancelled – that the person must surrender the licence or certificate to the pilotage authority within the period specified in the notice.
(3) If the notice requires a person to surrender the licence or certificate to the pilotage authority as mentioned in subsection (2)(c), the person must not contravene the requirement.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) An offence against subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
(5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (3) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.