Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is the third party for a transferor; and
(b) a disease test order is made for the transferor; and
(c) the person fails to take all reasonable steps to enable the taking of the blood sample in accordance with the order.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.