Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

SERIOUS CRIME CONTROL ACT 2009 - SECT 40

    (1)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this Division if the defendant did not know he or she was a controlled person and the defendant is a controlled person as a result of a control order being served on him or her only in 1 or more of the following ways:

        (a)     by sending the order by prepaid post to premises at which the defendant did not, at the time of service, live or work;

        (b)     by sending the order by fax to a fax number for premises at which the defendant did not, at the time of service, live or work;

        (c)     by leaving the order with a person at premises at which the defendant did not, at the time of service, live or work.

    (2)     For this Division, a control order made in relation to a person is conclusive evidence of the terms of the order.