Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts3. Objectives
(1) The objectives of this Act are to improve the efficiency of processes for the resolution of claims for damages for personal injuries and to assist the affordability of those claims.
(2) The objectives of this Act are to be achieved generally by -
(a) providing for the resolution of claims before a proceeding is commenced in a court;
(b) promoting settlement of claims, if possible, at an early stage of the processes for resolution of claims;
(c) providing that a person is not entitled to commence a proceeding in respect of a claim without being fully prepared for resolution of the claim by settlement or trial;
(d) minimising the costs in relation to the making of claims;
(e) fixing appropriate awards of legal costs; and
(f) authorising the making of rules to provide for efficiency and equity in the resolution of claims and to regulate the commencement of proceedings in respect of unresolved claims.