Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) An owner of a dog commits an offence if the dog, when at large, is not under effective control.
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:
(a) the dog, when at large, was in a dog exercise area in compliance with the conditions of exercising a dog in the dog exercise area; or
(b) another person had, without the defendant's permission, caused the dog to be at large.
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).