NORTHERN TERRITORY CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL REGULATIONS 2014
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN TERRITORY CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
REGULATIONS 2014
As in force at 1 August 2025
Table of provisions
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Fees ................................................................................................ 1
3 Time for payment of fees ................................................................. 1
4 Territory exempt from payment of fees ............................................ 1
5 Registrar may waive fees ................................................................ 2
6 Exclusion from review ...................................................................... 2
7 Transitional matters for Northern Territory Civil and
Administrative Tribunal Amendment Regulations 2022 ................... 2
Schedule Fees
ENDNOTES
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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As in force at 1 August 2025
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NORTHERN TERRITORY CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
REGULATIONS 2014
Regulations under the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative
Tribunal Act 2014
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Territory Civil and
Administrative Tribunal Regulations 2014.
2 Fees
(1) The fee payable in relation to a matter specified in the Schedule is
the fee specified opposite the matter.
(2) A fee specified in item 2 of the Schedule is payable by the applicant
in a proceeding.
3 Time for payment of fees
A fee, other than a fee specified in item 1 of the Schedule, is
payable to the Tribunal on demand by the Tribunal.
Note for regulation 3
A fee specified in item 1 of the Schedule must accompany the application to
which it relates – see section 94(2) of the Act.
4 Territory exempt from payment of fees
(1) Despite regulation 2, a person acting in a proceeding for or by the
authority of the Territory is, for that proceeding, exempt from
payment of fees.
(2) However, the Tribunal may, under a costs order, require that an
amount equal to any fees that would, but for subregulation (1), have
been payable, be paid to the person and on receipt of that amount
the person must pay the amount to the Tribunal.
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5 Registrar may waive fees
If, in a particular case, the Registrar considers that the payment of a
fee would cause financial hardship to the person who must pay the
fee, the Registrar may waive payment of the whole or part of the
fee.
6 Exclusion from review
For section 140(2)(b) of the Act, the following are excluded from
internal review:
(a) a decision of the Tribunal under section 196 or 197 of the
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;
(b) a recommendation of the Tribunal in relation to the acquisition
of land under Part IV, Division 2 of the Lands Acquisition
Act 1978;
(c) any decision made by the Tribunal in the exercise of its
original jurisdiction conferred by the Anti-Discrimination
Act 1992.
7 Transitional matters for Northern Territory Civil and
Administrative Tribunal Amendment Regulations 2022
(1) Despite the amendments made by regulation 4 of the Northern
Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment
Regulations 2022, a decision of a kind referred to in regulation 6(c)
is not excluded from review if the decision relates to a complaint:
(a) that was referred to the Tribunal under section 86(1) of the
Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 before the commencement; or
(b) for which an application was made to the Tribunal under
section 86(4) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 before the
commencement.
(2) In this regulation:
commencement means the commencement of regulation 4 of the
Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment
Regulations 2022.
complaint, see section 4(1) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992.
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Schedule Fees
regulations 2 and 3
PART 1
Matter Fee
(revenue units
unless stated
otherwise)
1 Applications for proceedings
1.1 Application under the Small Claims Act 2016 or
Fences Act1972
(a) where the application includes a claim for a
monetary amount that is less than $2 000:
(i) for an individual 87
(ii) for a body corporate 108
(b) where the application includes a claim for a
monetary amount that is between $2 000 and
$10 000:
(i) for an individual 174
(ii) for a body corporate 218
(c) where the application includes a claim for a
monetary amount that is over $10 000:
(i) for an individual 348
(ii) for a body corporate 435
(d) where the application includes a claim for a
monetary amount but the amount is not
specified in the application:
(i) for an individual 348
(ii) for a body corporate 435
(e) where the application does not include a
claim for a monetary amount:
(i) for an individual 174
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(ii) for a body corporate 218
1.2 Application under the Residential Tenancies
Act 1999 or Caravan Parks Act 2012
(a) where application includes a claim for a
monetary amount that is less than $2 000:
(i) for an individual 57
(ii) for a body corporate 71
(b) where application includes a claim for a
monetary amount that is between $2 000 and
$10 000:
(i) for an individual 174
(ii) for a body corporate 218
(c) where the application includes a claim for a
monetary amount that is more than $10 000:
(i) for an individual 348
(ii) for a body corporate 435
(d) where the application includes a claim for a
monetary amount but the amount is not
specified in the application:
(i) for an individual 348
(ii) for a body corporate 435
(e) where the application does not include a
claim for a monetary amount:
(i) for an individual 57
(ii) for a body corporate 71
1.3 Application under the Anti-Discrimination Act1992 135
1.4 Application under the Health Practitioner
Regulation (National Uniform Legislation)
Act 2010 or Health Practitioners Act 2004
348
1.5 Application under the Victims of Crime Assistance
Act 2006
135
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1.6 Application under Guardianship of Adults
Act 2016, Health Care Decision Making Act 2023
or Advance Personal Planning Act 2013
nil
1.7 Application under Private Security Act 1995 174
1.8 Application under an Act specified in Part 2 305
1.9 Application under an Act specified in Part 3 348
1.10 Application for order under section 36 of the Act nil
1.11 Application for internal review under section 140 of
the Act
305
1.12 Application for any other proceeding 305
2 Hearings
2.1 Day 1 of hearing nil
2.2 Days 2 – 4 of hearing 117 per day or
part day
2.3 Days 5 – 9 of hearing 243 per day or
part day
2.4 Any days of hearing more than 9 days 297 per day or
part day
3 Other matters
3.1 Inspection of proceeding file under section 85 of
the Act:
(a) by a party to the proceeding
(b) otherwise
nil
45 per file
3.2 Photocopying by Tribunal staff $2 per page
3.3 Application for issue of summons under
section 89(1) of the Act
20
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PART 2
Administrators Pensions Act 1981
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996
Co-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015
Darwin Waterfront Corporation Act 2006
Education Act 2015
Geothermal Energy Act 2009
Information Act 2002
Lands Acquisition Act 1978
Local Government Act 2019
Pastoral Land Act 1992
Petroleum Act 1984
Totalisator Licensing and Regulation Act 2000
Superannuation Act 1986
PART 3
Building Act 1993
Fisheries Act 1988
Gaming Control Act 1993
Gaming Machine Act 1995
Heritage Act 2011
Kava Management Act 1998
Liquor Act 2019
Marine Act 1981
Poppy Regulation Act 2014
Planning Act 1999
Racing and Wagering Act 2024
Termination of Units Plans and Unit Title Schemes Act 2014
Tobacco Control Act 2002
Unit Titles Act 1975
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulations (SL No. 37, 2014 )
Notified 19 November 2014
Commenced 19 November 2014
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 14, 2015)
Assent date 22 May 2015
Commenced pts 4, 6, 7 and 9: 1 June 2015; rem: 1 July 2015 (Gaz S53,
29 May 2015, p 1)
Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Regulations
(SL No. 39, 2016 )
Notified 22 August 2016
Commenced 22 August 2016
Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2019 (Act No. 33, 2019)
Assent date 6 November 2019
Commenced pts 2 and 3: 11 December 2019 (Gaz G50,
11 December 2019, p 2); rem: 7 November 2019 (s 2)
Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)
Assent date 13 December 2019
Commenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,
30 June 2021)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date 19 November 2020
Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)
Local Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)
Assent date 25 May 2021
Commenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)
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Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Regulations 2021
(SL No. 13, 2021 )
Notified 18 August 2021
Commenced 18 August 2021 (r 2)
Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Regulations 2022
(SL No. 7, 2022 )
Notified 6 July 2022
Commenced 30 June 2022 (r 2)
Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 23,
2023)
Assent date 21 September 2023
Commenced 27 November 2023 (Gaz G24, 23 November 2023, p 1)
Racing and Wagering Act 2024 (Act No. 8, 2024)
Assent date 9 April 2024
Commenced 1 July 2024 (Gaz G13, 20 June 2024, p 1)
Attorney-General Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 14, 2025)
Assent date 6 June 2025
Commenced 1 August 2025 (Gaz G14, 10 July 2025, p 1)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1 and sch.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
r 6 ins Act No. 14, 2015, s 63
sub No. 13, 2021, r 4
amd No. 7, 2022, r 4; Act No. 23, 2023, s 37
r 7 ins No. 7, 2022, r 5
sch sub No. 39, 2016, r 3
amd Act No. 33, 2019, s 50; Act No. 39, 2019, s 370; Act No. 23, 2023, s 37;
Act No. 8, 2024, s 328; Act No. 14, 2025, s 19
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