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Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2014
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85 Access to records for proceedings
(1) A party to a proceeding may, on request:
(a) inspect the Tribunal's records for the proceeding; or
(b) obtain a copy of material contained in the Tribunal's records
for the proceeding.
(2) A person who is not a party to a proceeding may apply for
permission to:
(a) inspect the Tribunal's records for the proceeding; or
(b) obtain a copy of material contained in the Tribunal's records
for the proceeding.
(3) An application under subsection (2):
(a) may be made for permission to be granted to a person or a
class of persons specified in the application; and
(b) is to be determined by the President or the Registrar.
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(4) Without limiting subsection (3)(a), a class of persons specified in an
application may be persons from time to time representing an
Agency who require access to the Tribunal's records for a
proceeding for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the
Agency.
(5) If an application is made under subsection (2), the President or the
Registrar may grant permission to the person, or the class of
persons, to inspect or obtain a copy of material contained in the
Tribunal's records.
(6) The President or the Registrar may grant permission under
subsection (5) subject to any conditions the President or the
Registrar considers appropriate, including conditions limiting the
publication or use of any materials copied from the Tribunal's
records.
(7) An entitlement or permission to access the Tribunal's records for a
proceeding under this section is subject to:
(a) any order of the Tribunal under section 62; and
(b) any other direction or order to the contrary that is made or
given by the Tribunal under another provision of this or any
(8) The Tribunal may charge a fee prescribed by regulation for the
inspection or copying of material contained in the Tribunal's records
under this section.
(9) A decision of the President or the Registrar under this section is an
administrative decision that is final and not subject to any form of
review.
(10) In this section:
records, of the Tribunal for a proceeding, means the following
materials:
(a) any document filed with, or issued by, the Tribunal in the
(b) a transcript of evidence taken by the Tribunal in the
(c) any evidentiary material;
(d) any decision or order made by the Tribunal in the proceeding;
(e) any other material specified in the rules.
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