Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If the Law Society wholly or partly allows a claim, the Society must order payment of the claimant's reasonable legal costs involved in making and proving the claim unless the Society considers special circumstances exist warranting a reduction in the amount of costs or a determination that no amount should be paid for costs.
(2) If the Society wholly disallows a claim, the Society may order payment of the whole or part of the claimant's reasonable legal costs involved in making and attempting to prove the claim if the Society considers it is appropriate to make the order.
(3) The costs are payable from the Fidelity Fund.