Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A police officer may give a written notice to a person who is loitering at a public place:
(a) requiring the person to stay away from the place or an area including the place for a specified period not exceed 72 hours from the time the notice is given; and
(b) specifying the place or area, and the period, as is reasonable in the circumstances; and
(c) specifying the consequences of contravening the notice.
(2) The officer may do so only if the officer reasonably suspects:
(a) the person has committed, or is about to commit, an offence at the place or in the area; or
(b) the person is part of a group of people at the place and one or more people in the group have committed or are about to commit an offence at the place or in the area.
(4) The person is guilty of an offence if:
(a) the officer gives the person the notice; and
(b) the person contravenes the notice.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(5) It is a defence for an offence against subsection (4) if the defendant proves that the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
(6) The officer must ensure all reasonable steps are taken to explain to the person (in language the person can readily understand) the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (c).
(7) The notice is not invalidated by a failure to comply with subsection (6).