127Parties

127 Parties (1) A person is a party to a proceeding before the Tribunal if the person is: (a) the applicant; or (b) for a disciplinary proceeding or a proceeding consisting of an inquiry into a person's behaviour – the person who is the subject of the proceeding; or

Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014 52 (c) for a proceeding in the Tribunal's review jurisdiction – the decision maker; or (ca) for a proceeding in the Tribunal's internal review jurisdiction – any person who was a party to the original proceeding to which the internal review relates; or (d) a person joined in a proceeding by order of the Tribunal; or (e) a person lawfully intervening in a proceeding; or (f) a litigation guardian appointed by the Tribunal; or (g) any other person specified in this Act or the relevant Act to be a party to a proceeding. (2) Subsection (1) applies subject to the rules. (3) In a proceeding where a decision maker is a party, the decision maker's statutory position rather than the decision maker's name is to be used so far as is practicable. (4) The Tribunal may order the removal of a person as a party to the proceeding under subsection (1)(ca) if the Tribunal considers it appropriate to do so.