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NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has retired after reaching a settlement with the NT government. How did we get here?

Jamie Chalker reached a settlement with the NT government on Sunday. (ABC News: Hamish Harty)

Six months before his contract was due to expire, the Northern Territory's top cop Jamie Chalker has retired from his post.

The announcement came a day before the former police commissioner was due to file his evidence in a Supreme Court case that he had brought against the Northern Territory government, which could have seen Chief Minister Natasha Fyles and Police Minister Kate Worden cross-examined in court.

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