Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably suspects:
(a) an offence against this Act has been committed; and
(b) a person may be able to give information about the offence.
(2) The authorised officer may require the person to give information about the suspected offence.
(3) When making the requirement, the authorised officer must inform the person it is an offence to fail to give the information unless the person establishes a reasonable excuse.
(4) The person must comply with the requirement.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(5) An offence against subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.
(6) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (4) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.