Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

SMALL CLAIMS RULES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

           Division 1-- Citation and commencement

   1.01.   Citation  
   1.02.   Commencement  

           Division 2--Application of Rules

   1.03.   Definitions  
   1.04.   Application  
   1.05.   Time for doing act in pending proceeding  

           Division 3--Interpretation

   1.06.   Definitions  

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   1.07.   Exercise of power  
   1.08.   Procedure wanting or in doubt  
   1.09.   Jurisdiction of Judicial Registrar  
   1.10.   Jurisdiction of Registrar  
   1.11.   Referral of application to magistrate  

   PART 2--NON-COMPLIANCE WITH RULES

   2.01.   Effect of non-compliance  
   2.02.   Proceeding commenced by wrong process  
   2.03.   Application to set aside  
   2.04.   Dispensing with compliance  

   PART 3--TIME AND DOCUMENTS

           Division 1--Time

   3.01.   Calculating time  
   3.02.   Time for service  
   3.03.   Extending or reducing time  
   3.04.   Fixing time  

           Division 2--Documents

   3.05.   Content and form  
   3.06.   Registrar may return document  
   3.07.   Prescribed forms  
   3.08.   General power of amendment  
   3.09.   How document is filed  

   PART 4--PARTIES

           Division 1--General

   4.01.   Names of parties  
   4.02.   Person under disability  
   4.03.   Executors, administrators and trustees  
   4.04.   Partners and sole traders  
   4.05.   Corporations  
   4.06.   Power to act by legal practitioner, &c.  
   4.07.   Appearance by party  

           Division 2--Person under disability

   4.08.   Definition  
   4.09.   Litigation guardian  
   4.10.   Person who may be litigation guardian  
   4.11.   Consent of litigation guardian  
   4.12.   Appointment, &c., of litigation guardian by Court  
   4.13.   Pleading admissions by person under disability  
   4.14.   Litigation guardian liable for costs  

   PART 5--GENERAL PROCEDURE IN COURT

           Division 1--Venue of Court

   5.01.   Proper venue  
   5.02.   Objection to venue  
   5.03.   Transfer of proceeding  
   5.04.   Order under section 23 or 24 of the Act  

           Division 2--Commencement of proceeding and making application

   5.05.   How proceeding commenced  
   5.06.   Interlocutory or other application  

           Division 3--Discontinuance or withdrawal

   5.07.   Discontinuance or withdrawal  

   PART 6--SERVICE

   6.01.   Documents to be served  
   6.02.   When personal service necessary  
   6.03.   How personal service effected  
   6.04.   Personal service on particular party  
   6.05.   Personal service on firm or company  
   6.06.   Address for service  
   6.07.   How ordinary service effected  
   6.08.   Identity of person served  
   6.09.   Acceptance of service by legal practitioner  
   6.10.   Substituted service  
   6.11.   Confirmation of informal service  
   6.12.   Service on agent  
   6.13.   Service under agreement  
   6.14.   No service Christmas Day or Good Friday  
   6.15.   Declaration of service  

   PART 7--STATEMENT OF CLAIM

   7.01.   Filing statement of claim  
   7.02.   Form and content  
   7.03.   Claim not to be divided  
   7.04.   Service  
   7.05.   Time for service  

   PART 8--NOTICE OF DEFENCE

   8.01.   Filing and service  
   8.02.   Form and content  
   8.03.   Specific defences  
   8.04.   Money claim as defence  

   PART 9--COUNTERCLAIM

   9.01.   Defendant may counterclaim  
   9.02.   Content  
   9.03.   Hearing of counterclaim  
   9.04.   Counterclaim after judgment for plaintiff, &c.  

   PART 10--PAYMENT OF MONEY IN SATISFACTION OF CLAIM

   10.01.  Payment to plaintiff in satisfaction of claim  
   10.02.  Payment into Court of whole claim  
   10.03.  Payment into Court of part of claim  

   PART 11--ADMISSIONS AND OFFER TO PAY

   11.01.  Definition  
   11.02.  Restrictive effect of admission  
   11.03.  Voluntary admission of facts and offer to pay  
   11.04.  Notice to dispute facts  
   11.05.  Notice to dispute authenticity of documents  
   11.06.  Costs of proof  
   11.07.  Judgment on admissions  

   PART 12--ORDER IN DEFAULT OF DEFENCE

   12.01.  When party may apply for order  
   12.02.  Affidavit or statutory declaration required  
   12.03.  Registrar may make order or refer to magistrate  
   12.04.  Party may apply for re-hearing  

   PART 13--JOINDER OF CLAIMS AND PARTIES

   13.01.  Joinder of claims  
   13.02.  Joinder of parties  
   13.03.  Removal, addition or substitution of party  
   13.04.  Consolidation or hearing together  

   PART 14--APPLICATIONS

   14.01.  Definition  
   14.02.  Form of application  
   14.03.  Filing  
   14.04.  Service  
   14.05.  Person served to file affidavit  
   14.06.  Failure to attend hearing  
   14.07.  Attendance by teleconferencing  

   PART 15--AFFIDAVITS AND STATUTORY DECLARATIONS

   15.01.  Affidavit or statutory declaration may be used  
   15.02.  Form of affidavit or statutory declaration  

   PART 16--EVIDENCE

   16.01.  Manner of giving evidence  
   16.02.  Inspection by Court  

   PART 17--WITNESS SUMMONS

   17.01.  Order to attend  

   PART 18--PREHEARING CONFERENCE

   18.01.  When prehearing conference held  
   18.02.  Who to attend prehearing conference  
   18.03.  Attendance by teleconferencing  
   18.04.  Procedure at prehearing conference  
   18.05.  Consequences of failure to attend, &c.  
   18.06.  Order by consent  
   18.07.  Order by arbitration  
   18.08.  Confidentiality  

   PART 19--HEARING

   19.01.  Fixing date for hearing  
   19.02.  Directions  
   19.03.  Adjournment  
   19.04.  Absence of party  
   19.05.  Party may apply for re-hearing  
   19.06.  Financial resources  

   PART 20--ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES OR VALUE OF GOODS

   20.01.  Interpretation  
   20.02.  When order for assessment may be made  
   20.03.  Manner of assessment  
   20.04.  Notice to parties  
   20.05.  Evidence by affidavit  
   20.06.  Summons to give evidence or produce documents  
   20.07.  Order to state amount  

   PART 21--ORDERS

   21.01.  General relief  
   21.02.  Date of effect  
   21.03.  Form of order  
   21.04.  Certified copy  
   21.05.  Time for compliance  
   21.06.  Order by consent  

   PART 22--INSTALMENT ORDERS

   22.01.  Definitions  
   22.02.  Instalment order  
   22.03.  Application for instalment order  
   22.04.  Registrar may make or refuse to make order  
   22.05.  Notice of objection  
   22.06.  Judgment debtor to produce documents  
   22.07.  Consent to instalment order  
   22.08.  Instalment agreement  

   PART 23--RE-HEARING AND APPEAL FROM ORDER OF REGISTRAR

   23.01.  Application for re-hearing  
   23.02.  Service  
   23.04.  Re-hearing date  
   23.05.  Application for leave to appeal from order made by Registrar  
   23.06.  Appeal from order made by Registrar  

   PART 24--COSTS

   24.01.  Application of Local Court Rules  

   PART 25--INTEREST ON JUDGMENT AND COSTS

   25.01.  Definition  
   25.02.  Interest on judgment and costs  
   25.03.  Interest on costs in interlocutory application  
   25.04.  Interest up to judgment  
   25.05.  No interest while instalment order in force  

   PART 27--ENFORCEMENT

   27.01.  Enforcement under Local Court Rules  

   PART 28--REPEAL

   28.01.  Repeal  
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