Objectives of NTCAT

NTCAT’s objectives are set out in section 10 of the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act. These provide that NTCAT must:

• promote the best principles of public administration; and
• be accessible to the public by being easy to find and easy to access; and
• be responsive to parties, especially to people with special needs; and
• ensure that proceedings are processed and resolved as quickly as possible while achieving a just outcome, including by resolving disputes through high-quality processes and the use of mediation and alternative dispute resolution procedures when appropriate; and
• keep costs to parties involved in a proceeding to a minimum insofar as is just and appropriate; and
• use straightforward language and procedures; and
• act with as little formality and technicality as possible; and
• be flexible in the way in which it conducts its business and adjust its procedures to best fit the circumstances of a particular proceeding or a particular jurisdiction.