Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) If a notice under rule 96.01 is served on a party to a proceeding, the party may file a notice of objection to the use of the interpreter.
(2) The party must file the notice and serve it on the party proposing to use the interpreter at least 7 days before the date mentioned in rule 96.01(3)(g).
(3) The notice must state specifically and concisely the grounds of objection.
(4) If the party proposing to use the interpreter wishes to use the interpreter despite the objection, the objection must be determined by the trial Judge.
(5) The party proposing to use the interpreter must notify the objector and each other party of the date, time and place set by the trial Judge for determination of the objection.
(6) The trial Judge must determine the objection before the commencement of the trial if practicable.
(7) If the trial Judge does not determine the objection before the commencement of the trial, the trial Judge must determine the objection as soon as practicable and in the absence of a jury or panel of jurors.