Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) 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 officer may require the person to give information about the suspected offence.
(3) When making the requirement, the officer must inform the person it is an offence to fail to give the information unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(4) The person must comply with the requirement unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 100 penalty units.
If the offender is a body corporate – 500 penalty units.
(5) It is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to answer the question if complying with the requirement might tend to incriminate the person.