Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) It is intended that this Act be administered according to the following principles:
(a) public bodies have the primary responsibility for providing protected persons with protection and support;
(b) the ICAC's role is to provide guidance as to how public bodies can fulfil this responsibility and to take action if the ICAC considers a public body is not fulfilling its responsibility;
(c) wherever possible, the identity of a protected person should be kept confidential, as anonymity is the best protection of a person from retaliation;
(d) the principle that public bodies of the Territory are, and are to act as, model litigants in proceedings, including disciplinary proceedings.
(2) This section does not create any legal rights in any person or give rise to any civil cause of action.