Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) A person commits an offence if the person keeps livestock contrary to by-law 9.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) An offence against clause (1) is an offence of strict liability.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause (1) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
Note for clause (3)
The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters in clause (3) (see section 43BU of the Criminal Code).