Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIn this Act:
appropriate officer has the meaning in section 10.
"approved" means approved by the Director.
"authorised person" means one of the following:
(a) a bailiff;
(b) the Director;
(c) a Deputy Director appointed under section 29(2).
"bailiff" includes a member of the Police Force.
"community youth justice officer", see section 5(1) of the Youth Justice Act 2005 .
"complaint" includes an information.
"custodial correctional facility", see section 11(1)(a) of the Correctional Services Act 2014 .
"courtesy letter", see section 15(1).
"Director" means the person appointed under section 29 to be the Director of the Fines Recovery Unit and includes a person acting as the Director.
"enforcement action", in relation to an enforcement order, means action under this Act to give effect to the enforcement order.
"enforcement agency", in relation to an infringement notice, means:
(a) a person or body responsible for the administration of the Act; or
(b) a competent authority for the purposes of the law,
under which the infringement notice was issued.
"enforcement costs" means enforcement costs within the meaning of section 41 or 53.
"enforcement order" means a fine enforcement order or penalty enforcement order.
fine has the meaning in section 6.
"fine defaulter" means a person liable to pay an amount under an enforcement order.
fine enforcement order has the meaning in section 49.
"Fines Recovery Unit" means the Fines Recovery Unit established by section 27.
"function" includes a power, an authority and a duty.
"immobilisation officer" means one of the following:
(a) an authorised person;
(b) a person authorised by the Director under section 66B.
"immobilisation period", for Part 5, Division 7A, see section 66C(1)(a).
infringement notice has the meaning in section 9.
"law enforcement officer" means a person exercising law enforcement functions in an official capacity and includes the following:
(a) the Director of Public Prosecutions or a member of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;
(b) a Crown prosecutor;
(c) a member of the Police Force;
(d) an employee within the meaning of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 ;
(e) an officer or employee of a statutory corporation;
(f) an officer or employee of a local government council;
(g) an authorised officer under the Animal Protection Act 2018 ;
(h) an officer or employee of a kind prescribed by the Regulations.
"licence to drive" means a licence to drive granted under the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 .
"order for restitution or compensation", see section 6(1)(da).
penalty has the meaning in section 6.
penalty enforcement order has the meaning in section 36.
"post", in relation to the service of a notice under this Act, includes to a Post Office box or other mailing address and the use of a private mail carrier.
"probation and parole officer", see section 4 of the Correctional Services Act 2014 .
"registered", in relation to a vehicle, means registered under the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 .
"youth" has the same meaning as in the Youth Justice Act 2005 .
Note for section 5
The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.