Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The President must establish a rules committee consisting of the President and at least one other member.
(2) The President is the chairperson of the rules committee.
(3) The rules committee has the following functions:
(a) to make and review rules for this Act;
(b) to approve forms for use for this Act;
(c) to perform any other functions conferred on it by this or any other Act.
(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the rules committee may determine its own procedures.
(5) A decision at a meeting of the rules committee must be determined by the majority vote of members present and voting.
(6) If there is an equality of votes, the chairperson has a casting vote in addition to the chairperson's deliberative vote.
(7) The rules committee may make rules of the Tribunal under this Act.
Note for subsection (7)
See section 65 of the Interpretation Act 1978 .
(8) Without limiting subsection (7), the rules of the Tribunal may provide for the following:
(a) the practice and procedure of the Tribunal in the exercise of its jurisdiction, including in respect of jurisdiction conferred on the Tribunal by a particular relevant Act;
(b) the conduct, organisation and management of the business of the Tribunal;
(c) the filing, issue and service of applications and other documents, including by means of electronic communication.