Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts18. Costs in relation to resolved claim
(1) Where a claim is resolved at the resolution conference or during the period the final offers remain open -
(a) if the damages to be paid are less than the prescribed minimum amount referred to in section 20 - no costs are payable; or
(b) if the damages to be paid are equal to or more than the prescribed minimum amount referred to in section 20 - costs are payable in accordance with the Regulations.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the Regulations may provide for -
(a) the payment of a fixed sum of costs in respect of specified matters;
(b) the payment of costs by reference to the prescribed minimum amount and the prescribed maximum amount referred to in section 20; or
(c) the payment of costs by a combination of the methods referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).
(3) Subsection (1) does not affect the obligation of a party to pay costs in accordance with an order of the court under section 16 or 17.