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Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014
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(1) The President must establish a rules committee consisting of the
President and at least one other member.
(2) The President is the chairperson of the rules committee.
(3) The rules committee has the following functions:
(a) to make and review rules for this Act;
(b) to approve forms for use for this Act;
(c) to perform any other functions conferred on it by this or any
(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the rules committee may
determine its own procedures.
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(5) A decision at a meeting of the rules committee must be determined
by the majority vote of members present and voting.
(6) If there is an equality of votes, the chairperson has a casting vote in
addition to the chairperson's deliberative vote.
(7) The rules committee may make rules of the Tribunal under this Act.
Note for subsection (7)
See section 65 of the Interpretation Act 1978.
(8) Without limiting subsection (7), the rules of the Tribunal may
provide for the following:
(a) the practice and procedure of the Tribunal in the exercise of its
jurisdiction, including in respect of jurisdiction conferred on the
Tribunal by a particular relevant Act;
(b) the conduct, organisation and management of the business of
the Tribunal;
(c) the filing, issue and service of applications and other
documents, including by means of electronic communication.