Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

NORTHERN TERRITORY RATES ACT 1971 - SECT 51

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person:

        (a)     disposes of an estate or interest in an allotment; and

        (b)     fails to give the Minister, within 1 month after the disposition, notice in writing setting out the following:

            (i)     a description of the allotment;

            (ii)     the name and address of the person who acquired the estate or interest.

Maximum penalty:     20 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person:

        (a)     acquires an estate or interest in an allotment; and

        (b)     fails to give the Minister, within 1 month after the acquisition, notice in writing setting out the following:

            (i)     a description of the allotment;

            (ii)     the name and address of the person from whom the person acquired the estate or interest.

Maximum penalty:     20 penalty units.

    (2A)     Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b).

    (3)     This section does not apply to the granting or discharge of a mortgage.