Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A corresponding law is:
(a) a law of another jurisdiction that corresponds to the relevant provisions of this Act or, if a law of the other jurisdiction is declared by regulation to be a law that corresponds to this Act, the law declared for the other jurisdiction; or
(b) if the term is used in relation to a matter that happened before the commencement of the law of another jurisdiction that, under paragraph (a), is the corresponding law for the other jurisdiction, a previous law applying to legal practice in the other jurisdiction.
(2) A corresponding foreign law is:
(a) a law of a foreign country that corresponds to the relevant provisions of this Act or, if a law of the foreign country is declared by regulation to be a law that corresponds to this Act, the law declared for the foreign country; or
(b) if the term is used in relation to a matter that happened before the commencement of the law of a foreign country that, under paragraph (a), is the corresponding law for the foreign country, a previous law applying to legal practice in the foreign country.