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Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014
10Objectives of Tribunal
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10 Objectives of Tribunal
The Tribunal must:
(a) promote the best principles of public administration; and
(b) be accessible to the public by being easy to find and easy to
access; and
(c) be responsive to parties, especially to people with special
needs; and
(d) ensure that proceedings are processed and resolved as
quickly as possible while achieving a just outcome, including
by resolving disputes through high-quality processes and the
use of mediation and alternative dispute resolution procedures
when appropriate; and
(e) keep costs to parties involved in a proceeding to a minimum
insofar as is just and appropriate; and
(f) use straightforward language and procedures; and
(g) act with as little formality and technicality as possible; and
(h) be flexible in the way in which it conducts its business and
adjust its procedures to best fit the circumstances of a
particular proceeding or a particular jurisdiction.