Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably suspects:
(a) an offence against this Act has been committed; and
(b) a person may be able to give information about the offence.
(2) The authorised officer may, by written notice, require the person to give information about the suspected offence.
(3) When making the requirement, the authorised officer must inform the person it is an offence to fail to give the information unless the person establishes a reasonable excuse.
(4) A person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct that results in a contravention of the requirement.
Fault element: The person intentionally engages in the conduct.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (4) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.
(6) Without limiting subsection (5), it is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to answer the question if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the individual.