Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) The chairperson of a governing council must preside at all meetings of the council at which he or she is present.
(2) If the chairperson is absent from a meeting, the deputy chairperson of the governing council must preside.
(3) If the chairperson and deputy chairperson are both absent from a meeting, the other council members must elect a council member to preside.