Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes a direction under section 142 .
Penalty: environmental offence level 3.
(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 took reasonable steps and exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.
(4) The defendant has a legal burden of proof in relation to a matter mentioned in subsection (3).