Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts5. Jurisdiction of Local Court
Subject to this Act, the Court has the jurisdiction to hear and determine all proceedings instituted under this Act.
Note for section 5 -
In relation to the adoption of children, the Court also has jurisdiction under the Family Law (Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption) Regulations 1998 (Cth) for a matter to which a provision of Part 4 of those regulations applies.