Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts21. Compensation
(1) Subject to section 22, if a person suffers -
(a) a loss; or
(b) damage to his property,
as the result of an order of the Chief Health Officer under this Act or purported to be under this Act, the person shall be compensated by the Crown for such loss or damage directly caused by that order.
(2) If the Chief Health Officer and a person entitled under this section or section 23(2) to be compensated cannot agree on an amount of compensation, the person may apply to the Local Court to determine an amount of compensation.
(3) Where a person applies to the Local Court under subsection (2), the Court shall hear and determine the matter in such manner and may make such order as to costs, as it thinks fit.