Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In conducting the hearing, the Court of Disputed Returns may:
(a) compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents; or
(b) examine witnesses on oath; or
(c) receive evidence on affidavit or by statutory declaration.
(2) In addition, in conducting the hearing of an application the Court may:
(a) grant to a party to the proceeding leave to:
(i) inspect, in the presence of an officer nominated by the Court, the rolls and other documents (except ballot papers) used for the election to which the application relates; and
(ii) take, in the presence of the officer, extracts from the rolls and documents; or
(b) permit, at any stage of a proceeding and on the terms it considers appropriate, the amendments to the application or other pleadings it considers appropriate.