Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A party to an application under Part 11 may appeal to the Local Court against a retail tenancy order made in respect of that application.
(2) An appeal against a retail tenancy order is to be an appeal de novo.
(3) In an appeal, the Local Court is not bound by the rules of evidence and may inform itself in any manner it thinks fit.
(4) In an appeal, the Local Court may do one or more of the following:
(a) confirm, vary or quash the retail tenancy order;
(b) make an order that should have been made in the first instance by the person who made the retail tenancy order;
(c) make incidental and ancillary orders.
(5) Subject to subsection (6), an application for appeal may be lodged:
(a) before 14 days after the date of the order, determination or decision appealed against, unless the Local Court allows an extension of time; or
(b) if the person who made the retail tenancy order does not give reasons for the order at the time of making it – within 14 days after the parties are given the reasons.
(6) If the reasons of the person who made the retail tenancy order are not given in writing at the time of making the order, and the appellant then requests that person to state the reasons in writing, the time for commencing the appeal runs from the time when the appellant receives the written statement of the reasons.
(7) This section does not prevent the Supreme Court from hearing an appeal against a decision of the Local Court under this Act.