Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person claiming a legal or equitable interest in a mineral title, or in an application relating to a mineral title, may lodge with the Minister a caveat forbidding the registration, except in accordance with section 134 , of dealings with the title or application that are received by the Minister after the Minister has accepted the caveat.
(2) The caveat must be:
(a) in the approved form; and
(b) specify the name of the caveator and the address at which the caveator may be given notices; and
(c) specify the interest claimed in the mineral title or application; and
(d) be signed by the caveator or the caveator's representative.
(3) The caveat may specify dealings to which the caveat does not apply.
(4) The Minister may accept the caveat and, as soon as practicable after doing so, must enter it in the register.
Note for subsection (4)
The Minister need not accept a caveat if the form of the caveat is deficient or the fee prescribed for its lodgment has not been paid – see section 164 (3) and (5).
(5) The caveat comes into force when the Minister accepts the caveat.