Northern Territory Numbered Regulations Northern Territory Numbered Regulations(1) For section 131(2) of the Act, if the Minister or the CEO intends to make a claim on an environment protection bond, the Minister or CEO must give the approval holder a written notice including:
(a) the reason for making the claim; and
(b) the amount of the bond that is to be claimed.
(2) The approval holder may make submissions to the Minister or the CEO, as the case requires, in relation to the matters in the notice within the period specified in the notice.
(3) The submission period must be not less than 10 business days after the date of the notice.
(4) The Minister or the CEO may make a claim on the environment protection bond if the Minister or CEO has:
(a) given the approval holder a notice under subregulation (1); and
(b) considered any submission made by the approval holder within the submission period; and
(c) notified the approval holder of the decision to make a claim on the bond.
(5) If the amount of bond is less than the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Minister or the CEO to which the claim applies, the recovery of an amount of bond does not prevent the Minister or CEO from recovering the remaining costs and expenses from the approval holder.