Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Where a claim is wholly or partly beyond the jurisdiction of the Court, the Court may:
(a) amend the claim for the purpose of bringing it within jurisdiction;
(b) order that the proceedings be stayed pending the making of an application under section 18; or
(c) order that the claim be struck out and award costs as if it had jurisdiction and the claim were dismissed.
(2) Where:
(a) under subsection (1)(b), the Court orders that proceedings be stayed pending the making of an application under section 18; and
(b) within a reasonable time after the making of that order the proceedings have not been transferred to the Supreme Court,
the Court may exercise the power conferred by subsection (1)(c).