Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

PERSONAL INJURIES (CIVIL CLAIMS) ACT - SECT 14

(1) Without limiting section 13, the Rules may provide for any of the following matters:

(a) the matters required or permitted by this Act to be provided for in the Rules;

(b) procedures relating to the making of applications to the court during the processes for resolving a claim;

(c) the authorisation of persons to have access to documents relevant to a claim;

(d) procedures relating to the giving of a notice of claim and a notice of response;

(e) the matters the court must consider before granting an extension of the period in which the claimant may give a notice of claim;

(f) the manner in which the person given a notice of claim may challenge his or her identification as the respondent;

(g) procedures relating to the resolution of questions or disagreements about the identification of the respondent;

(h) the reasonable steps to be take by the respondent to resolve the claim as quickly as possible;

(i) the referral of the parties to information sessions or mediation;

(j) the adding of other respondents by the claimant and the adding of contributors by the respondent;

(k) the appointment of a person to manage the claim if there are 2 or more respondents;

(l) the manner in which procedures are to apply in relation to a person under a disability;

(m) the documents and information a party is required to give to another party and the time in which the documents and information are to be given;

(n) procedures relating to the making of offers and counter-offers and the documents (if any) that are to accompany those offers;

(o) procedures relating to offers of contribution towards the settlement of the claim;

(p) the requirement for the claimant to undergo an examination or assessment for the purpose of obtaining a hospital report or medical report;

(q) procedures to be followed before and during a resolution conference, which may include procedures relating to the exchange of specified material, the attendance and payment (if any) of a mediator, the provision by each party of a certificate indicating the party's readiness for trial if the claim is not resolved, the provision by each party of a statement of the party's actual costs incurred to the date of the conference and future estimated costs if the claim is not resolved at the conference, and any other relevant matter;

(r) the circumstances in which the court may dispense with the requirement for a resolution conference;

(s) matters relevant to an order, application or award referred to in section 16 or 17;

(t) costs payable under section 16 or 17, including by reference to a specified scale of costs or lump sum payment;

(u) matters relevant to the making of an order for a structured settlement;

(v) procedures relating to the commencement of proceedings, including the commencement referred to in section 7(2);

(w) procedures relating to the lodgment of copies of final offers at the court.

(2) The Rules may require a party to lodge at the court, free of charge, a copy of a notice of claim, a notice of response or any other document the party provides under this Act to another person or party.