CITY OF DARWIN BY-LAWS 2023
143Show cause process
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143 Show cause process (1) Before issuing an enforcement notice, the CEO must give a written show cause notice to the proposed recipient of the enforcement notice: (a) stating the CEO's intention to issue an enforcement notice; and (b) giving the recipient an opportunity to show cause why the enforcement notice should not be issued. (2) The show cause notice must specify the date by which the recipient must show cause. (3) The date specified in the show cause notice must be not less than 14 days after the date of the notice. (4) The CEO must consider any response given by the recipient to the show cause notice, within the time specified in the notice, before issuing an enforcement notice under by-law 142.