Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NTCAT)

Anyone in the Northern Territory (NT) can apply to NTCAT to review an administrative decision or resolve a civil dispute that is within NTCAT's jurisdiction.

How to apply

To start a case follow the below steps.

Step 1. Fill in the form

You can get the initiating application from the forms section of the NTCAT website.

If you are applying to change an existing NTCAT matter, you will need to fill in the ordinary application form.

Step 2. Check the fee

Find out what fee you will need to pay at the NTCAT website.

Step 3. Submit

You can submit your application and fee in any of the following ways:

Email

Send your application and credit card payment form to AGD.ntcat@nt.gov.au.

In person

Submit your application and fee at your nearest NTCAT office. If you live in a remote area you can submit your application and fee at your local NT court facility.

Mail

Send your application and credit card payment form to:

NTCAT
PO Box 41860
Casuarina NT 0810

After you apply

The registrar will decide whether to accept your application. Once the registrar has approved your application, you will receive a copy to serve to respondents.

A respondent is the individual or organisation against whom you have taken legal action.

Respondents will have a chance to file and serve a response.

After the response is filed and served

You and the respondents will be asked to attend a tribunal hearing. More than one hearing may be needed.

The tribunal may ask you and the respondents to attend a compulsory conference to work out how to settle your dispute. The conference is led by a member of the tribunal.