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A revolt is brewing in the ranks of the Country Liberals Government.

The ABC understands the Member for Namatjira, Alison Anderson, led a delegation of three backbenchers to a meeting with Chief Minister Adam Giles and there may have been a threat to quit the party.

The other backbenchers are the Member for Arnhem, Larisa Lee, and the Member for Arafura, Francis Xavier.

However, Ms Anderson denies the possibility of a split.

Talking to Julia Christensen on ABC local radio this morning, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Kezia Purick, accused Ms Anderson of being divisive.

"If they are having a meeting with the Chief Minister, well, they are having a meeting," she said.

"What they ultimately decide is their business.

"If they wish to leave the CLP, then the seating in the parliament will be rearranged accordingly."

"What I am more concerned about, as the Speaker, is that the Member for Namatjira Alison Anderson is just using the parliament as a plaything, and that is just not acceptable."

Ms Purick lashed out at Ms Anderson for forcing a division on a vote in parliament.

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Country Liberals face revolt as Indigenous MLAs threaten to quit