Community Justice Centre Act 2005 (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTRE ACT 2005

As in force at 3 February 2020

Table of provisions [if supportFields]> TOC \o "1-9" <![endif] — IntroductionDivision 1 — Preliminary matters1 — Short title2 — Commencement3 — Objects4 — Act binds CrownDivision 2 — Interpretation5 — Definitions6 — Disputes and parties to disputesPart 2 — Northern Territory Community Justice Centre7 — Establishment8 — Centre's purposes9 — Director10 — Mediators11 — Delegation12 — Use of certain wordsPart 3 — Mediation13 — Provision of services14 — Termination of services15 — Mediation sessions16 — Mediations must be voluntary17 — Representative of partyPart 4 — Adjudication18 — Interpretation19 — Director taken to be prescribed appointer20 — When Director may act21 — Liability for lodgment fee22 — Power of adjudicator23 — Costs of adjudicationPart 5 — Community Justice Consultative Council24 — Establishment25 — Functions26 — Guidelines27 — Complaint28 — Direction29 — Delegation30 — CommitteePart 6 — Administration31 — Approved form32 — Review33 — Protection from liability34 — Protection of information35 — Privilege for defamation36 — Secrecy37 — Confidentiality agreement38 — Appointments may be made despite other Act39 — Annual report40 — RegulationsPart 7 — Transitional matters for Community Justice Centre Act 200541 — SavingsENDNOTES northern territory of australia

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As in force at 3 February 2020

COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTRE act 2005

An Act to establish the Northern Territory Community Justice Centre, and for related purposes

Part 1IntroductionDivision 1Preliminary matters 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Community Justice Centre Act 2005.

2Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the date fixed by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette.

3Objects

The objects of this Act are as follows:

(a)
to promote mediation as a way of resolving disputes;
(b)
to facilitate the provision of adjudication under the Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Act 2004.

4Act binds Crown

This Act binds the Crown in right of the Territory and, to the extent the legislative power of the Legislative Assembly permits, the Crown in all its other capacities.

Division 2Interpretation 5Definitions

In this Act:

approved form means a form approved under section 31.

Centre means the Northern Territory Community Justice Centre established by section 7.

Centre employee, see section 9(5)(b).

CEO means the Chief Executive Officer.

Committee means a committee established under section 30.

Committee member means a member of a Committee.

Council means the Community Justice Consultative Council established by section 24.

Council member means a member of the Council.

Director means the person holding or occupying the office of Director mentioned in section 9.

dispute, see section 6(1).

Guidelines means the policy guidelines…

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