Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) The Court may exercise its power and discretion as to costs at any stage of a proceeding or after the conclusion of the proceeding.
(2) Subject to this rule, the costs a party is required to pay under these Rules or an order of the Court shall be paid immediately.
(3) Subject to subrule (4), where:
(a) the Court makes an interlocutory order for costs; or
(b) costs are payable by virtue of these Rules without an order for costs,
those costs shall not be taxed until the conclusion of the proceeding to which they relate.
(4) If it appears to the Court when making an interlocutory order for costs or at a later time that all or a part of the costs ought to be taxed at an earlier stage, it may order accordingly.
(5) In the case of an appeal, the costs of the proceeding giving rise to the appeal, as well as the costs of the appeal, may be dealt with by the Court hearing the appeal.