Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if compensation payable to a worker under section 71 has not been paid.
(2) On application by or on behalf of the worker or his or her employer, the registrar must issue a certificate certifying that the compensation is payable and the amount that is outstanding.
(3) The certificate may be filed in the Local Court.
(4) On the filing of the certificate in the Local Court, the Clerk of the Local Court must enter judgment for the worker as if the Local Court had given judgment in favour of the worker for:
(a) the amount certified as being outstanding; and
(b) the amount of any fees paid:
(i) under this Act to obtain the certificate; or
(ii) under the Local Court Act for the filing of the certificate and entering of judgment.