Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If the Tribunal considers an inspection of a place is relevant to a proceeding, an inspection may be carried out by:
(a) a member; or
(b) a person authorised by the Tribunal.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) a member or authorised person is carrying out an inspection; and
(b) the person obstructs the member or authorised person.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) Strict liability applies to subsection (2)(a).
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
(5) In this section:
"obstruct" includes hinder and resist.