17DApplication to Supreme Court for order with respect to access

##### 17D Application to Supreme Court for order with respect to access (1) Where the occupier of a building or place has refused, or is unwilling, to consent to the entry of the Director or an authorized person into that building or place under section 17B, the Director may apply to the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia for an order under this section against the occupier. (2) A person against whom an order under this section is sought is entitled to notice of, and to appear in, the proceedings. (3) Where, in proceedings under this section, the Court is satisfied that access by the Director or an authorized person to the building or place to which the proceedings relate is necessary for the purpose referred to in subsection 17B(1), the Court may make an order requiring the person against whom the order is sought to give his or her consent, within a time specified in the order, to the entry of the Director or an authorized person into that building or place for that purpose. (4) In this section, authorized person, means a person who is an authorized person for the purposes of section 17B.