Northern Territory Numbered Acts

SMALL CLAIMS ACT 2016 (NO 4 OF 2016) - SECT 6

Subject to this Act and any other Act, the Tribunal has jurisdiction to deal with a claim for any of the following:

    (a)     the recovery of an amount that does not exceed the small claims limit;

    (b)     the performance of work, to a value that does not exceed the small claims limit;

    (c)     relief from payment of an amount of money that does not exceed the small claims limit;

    (d)     the return or replacement of goods, to a value that does not exceed the small claims limit.

Notes for section 6

1     Under section 32 of the Tribunal Act, the small claims jurisdiction comes within the Tribunal's original jurisdiction.

2     Section 14A of the Local Court Act confers limited concurrent jurisdiction on the Local Court in relation to claims mentioned in this section.