Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A Territory court may, on the application of a party to a proceeding before the court, direct that evidence be taken or submissions be made, by audio visual link or audio link, from a participating State.
(2) The court must not make the direction unless it is satisfied that:
(a) the necessary facilities are available or can reasonably be made available; and
(b) the evidence or submission can more conveniently be given or made from the participating State.
(3) Without limiting the matters to which the court may have regard, the court must have regard to whether the making of the direction would be unfair to any person.
(4) The court may exercise in the participating State, in connection with taking evidence or receiving submissions by audio visual link or audio link, any of its powers that the court is permitted under the law of the participating State to exercise in the participating State.