Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says she is "never afraid to have a difficult conversation" amid ongoing "negotiations" with the NT's police commissioner over his position, which have now reached the Supreme Court.
Commissioner Jamie Chalker last week launched legal action against Ms Fyles, as well as Police Minister Kate Worden and the NT government in a bid to prevent his dismissal.
In a motion filed in the NT Supreme Court on Friday, Commissioner Chalker sought a "declaration" from the court that the NT government does not have the power to dismiss him, and that he is entitled to "be afforded procedural fairness and natural justice" before his dismissal can be recommended to the NT's Executive Council or Administrator.
