[no bill text published] Enforceable undertakings and immunity from prosecution for Authority Certificate breaches
Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Assembly
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
People can give an enforceable promise to fix a breach of the Act or an Authority Certificate; this must include time limits and monitoring methods.
The Supreme Court can order a person to comply with an undertaking; it can also order them to pay compensation or costs.
The Authority can perform any act specified in a court enforcement order; it can recover its costs as a debt.
People are immune from criminal proceedings for an offence while an enforceable undertaking is in force; they are permanently barred from prosecution if they comply with the undertaking.
The Administrator can terminate a member's appointment if the Minister recommends it.
Transferees can apply for a new Authority Certificate for the same land and work; the old certificate is cancelled.
Certificate holders can apply to add recorded parties to their Authority Certificate.