Northern Territory Numbered Acts

VEXATIOUS PROCEEDINGS ACT 2006 (NO 29 OF 2006) - SECT 11

    (1)     This section applies to a person (the "applicant") who is:

    (a)     subject to an order made under section 7(3)(a)(ii); or

    (b)     acting in concert with a person who is subject to an order made under section 7(3)(a)(ii).

    (2)     The applicant may apply to the Court for leave to institute proceedings that are subject to the order.

    (3)     The applicant must file an affidavit with the application that:

    (a)     lists all the occasions on which the applicant has applied for leave under this section; and

    (b)     lists all other proceedings the applicant has instituted in Australia, including proceedings instituted before the commencement of this section; and

    (c)     discloses all relevant facts about the application, whether supporting or adverse to the application, that are known to the applicant.

    (4)     The applicant must not serve a copy of the application or affidavit on a person unless:

    (a)     an order is made under section 13(1)(a); and

    (b)     the copy is served under the order.

    (5)     The Court may dispose of the application by:

    (a)     dismissing the application under section 12; or

    (b)     granting the application under section 13.

    (6)     The applicant may not appeal from a decision disposing of the application.