Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Section 38(1)
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he or she
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the Minister
(2) Section 38(1)(a), (b) and (k) and (2)
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is to
(3) Section 38(1)(e)
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the lessee
(4) Section 38(1)(f)
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shall be
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is
(5) Section 38(1)(g)
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is, subject to this Act,
(6) Section 38(2) and (4)
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Aborigines
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Aboriginal persons
(7) Section 38(2)(a), at the end
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or
(8) Section 38(2)(c)
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land,
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land;
(9) Section 38(2)(d), at the end
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and
(10) Section 38(2)(f)(ii)
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naturally,
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naturally;
(11) Section 38(2)(f)
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land,
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land;
(12) Section 38(4)
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Aborigine
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Aboriginal person
(13) Section 38(4)
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his, her or
(14) Section 38(4)
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him, her or
(15) Section 38(5) and (6)
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(5) A person commits an offence if the person interferes with the full and free exercise by Aboriginal persons of rights reserved in favour of those persons under a pastoral lease.
Maximum penalty: 60 penalty units
(6) An offence against subsection (5) is an offence of strict liability.
(7) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (5) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
(8) Without limiting subsection (7), it is a reasonable excuse if the conduct forming the basis of the alleged offence entailed reasonable acts taken by, or on behalf of, a lessee, or another person having an interest in the lease, to ensure the proper management of the lease for the purposes for which it was granted.