Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person has been served with a summons to appear before the Tribunal to give evidence; and
(b) the person fails to do either or both of the following:
(i) to attend as required by the summons;
(ii) to appear and report from day-to-day unless excused, or released from further attendance, by a member.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person has been served with a summons to produce evidentiary material; and
(b) the person does not comply with the summons.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(a) and (2)(a).
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsections (1) or (2) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.