132BReferral to NTCAT

132B Referral to NTCAT (1) Before hearing and determining the application, the Local Court must refer the matter to NTCAT for alternative dispute resolution. (2) Despite subsection (1), if the Local Court is satisfied there are exceptional circumstances, the Local Court may proceed to hear and determine the application without referring the matter to NTCAT. (3) NTCAT must deal with a matter referred to it in accordance with subsection (1) under Part 4, Division 4 of the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014 as if the matter were a proceeding in NTCAT's original jurisdiction.