Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) NTCAT must advise the Local Court that a resolution has not been achieved if:
(a) NTCAT is satisfied that the applicant has participated in good faith in alternative dispute resolution before NTCAT, but a settlement could not be reached; or
(b) a settlement is not reached within 60 days after the Local Court referred the matter to NTCAT under section 132B.
(2) If the Local Court is considering the matter of costs in a proceeding, the court may request from NTCAT a report on the conduct of the parties in alternative dispute resolution proceedings before NTCAT.