Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if:
(a) after considering the accepted representations for the show cause notice, the Chief Health Officer:
(i) still believes a ground exists to suspend or cancel the authority; and
(ii) believes suspension or cancellation of the authority is warranted; or
(b) there are no accepted representations for the show cause notice.
(2) The Chief Health Officer may:
(a) if the proposed action stated in the show cause notice was to suspend the authority for a stated period – suspend the authority for not longer than the stated period; or
(b) if the proposed action stated in the show cause notice was to cancel the authority – either cancel the authority or suspend it for a period.
(3) The Chief Health Officer must immediately give a review notice for the decision to the holder of the authority.
(4) The decision takes effect on:
(a) the day the review notice is given to the holder; or
(b) if a later day of effect is stated in the review notice – the later day.