Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person intentionally has possession of equipment, or an implement or other article (other than a document); and
(b) the equipment, implement or other article has been, or may be, used in the manufacture of a dangerous drug or precursor, and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant:
(a) is authorised under this Act to possess a precursor or a dangerous drug and the equipment, implement or article is used or intended to be used for the purpose for which the authorisation was given; or
(b) is registered, licensed or otherwise authorised under another Act, or an Act of the Commonwealth, a State or another Territory, to possess a precursor or a dangerous drug and the equipment, implement or article is used or intended to be used for the purpose for which the registration, licence or authorisation was given; or
(c) had possession of the equipment, implement or article for a purpose other than assisting in the manufacture of a dangerous drug or precursor.
(3) The defendant has a legal burden of proof in relation to a matter mentioned in subsection (2).