Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts30. Appointment of adjudicator in absence of agreed appointment
(1) If an application for adjudication is served on a prescribed appointer, the appointer must, within 5 working days after being served -
(a) appoint a registered adjudicator to adjudicate the payment dispute concerned;
(b) send the application and any response received by it to the adjudicator; and
(c) give written notice to the parties and Registrar accordingly.
(2) If a prescribed appointer does not make an appointment under subsection (1), the Registrar may appoint a registered adjudicator to adjudicate the payment dispute concerned.
(3) If the Registrar makes an appointment under subsection (2), the Registrar must -
(a) give written notice to the prescribed appointer accordingly and require the appointer to serve the application and any response received by it on the adjudicator appointed by the Registrar; and
(b) give written notice to the parties accordingly.