Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this section:
"public place", see section 5 of the Summary Offences Act 1923 .
"town", see section 3 of the Crown Lands Act 1992 .
(2) A person must not carry a firearm exposed to public view in a public place within a town or local government area.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or, if the offence relates to a category A firearm or category B firearm, 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) A person must not carry a loaded firearm in a public place within a town or local government area.
Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or, if the offence relates to a category A firearm or category B firearm, 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to or in relation to the holder of a firearms employee licence who is carrying out the duties of his or her employment in relation to which the licence was granted.
(5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section for the defendant to prove that he or she had a lawful excuse for performing the act that would otherwise constitute the offence.