Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A party to a proceeding may, on request:
(a) inspect the Tribunal's records for the proceeding; or
(b) obtain a copy of material contained in the Tribunal's records for the proceeding.
(2) A person who is not a party to a proceeding may apply for permission to:
(a) inspect the Tribunal's records for the proceeding; or
(b) obtain a copy of material contained in the Tribunal's records for the proceeding.
(3) An application under subsection (2):
(a) may be made for permission to be granted to a person or a class of persons specified in the application; and
(b) is to be determined by the President or the Registrar.
(4) Without limiting subsection (3)(a), a class of persons specified in an application may be persons from time to time representing an Agency who require access to the Tribunal's records for a proceeding for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the Agency.
(5) If an application is made under subsection (2), the President or the Registrar may grant permission to the person, or the class of persons, to inspect or obtain a copy of material contained in the Tribunal's records.
(6) The President or the Registrar may grant permission under subsection (5) subject to any conditions the President or the Registrar considers appropriate, including conditions limiting the publication or use of any materials copied from the Tribunal's records.
(7) An entitlement or permission to access the Tribunal's records for a proceeding under this section is subject to:
(a) any order of the Tribunal under section 62; and
(b) any other direction or order to the contrary that is made or given by the Tribunal under another provision of this or any other Act.
(8) The Tribunal may charge a fee prescribed by regulation for the inspection or copying of material contained in the Tribunal's records under this section.
(9) A decision of the President or the Registrar under this section is an administrative decision that is final and not subject to any form of review.
(10) In this section:
"records", of the Tribunal for a proceeding, means the following materials:
(a) any document filed with, or issued by, the Tribunal in the proceeding;
(b) a transcript of evidence taken by the Tribunal in the proceeding;
(c) any evidentiary material;
(d) any decision or order made by the Tribunal in the proceeding;
(e) any other material specified in the rules.