Trespass Act 1987 (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

TRESPASS ACT 1987

As in force at 1 May 2016

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

As in force at 1 May 2016

TRESPASS ACT 1987

An Act to amend the law relating to trespass

• (1)

  Sections 1 and 2 shall come into operation on the day on which the Administrator’s assent to this Act is declared.

• (2)

  The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette.

• (1)

  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

  Crown land means all Crown land, including reserved or dedicated land, other than Crown land which has been leased or is occupied under a licence or an agreement.

  occupier, in relation to a place, means:

  • (a)

    where the place is Crown land or land occupied by the Territory or the Commonwealth or a statutory corporation – a person in charge of the land; and

  • (b)

    where the place is other than Crown land or land occupied by the Territory or the Commonwealth or a statutory corporation – a person in lawful occupation of the place,

  and includes an employee or other person acting under the authority of a person in charge under paragraph (a) or in lawful occupation under paragraph (b);

  place includes premises and land (including prohibited land and Crown land).

  premises means:

  • (a)

    a building or structure whether permanent or temporary and whether fixed or capable of being moved;

  • (b)

    a dwelling-place;

  • (c)

    any part of a yard, garden or area (whether enclosed or not); or

  • (d)

    a vehicle (including a caravan), vessel, aircraft or hovercraft.

  prohibited land means:

  • (a)

    Crown land;

  • (b)

    land occupied by the Territory or the Commonwealth; or

  • (c)

    land occupied by a statutory corporation,

  upon which is posted a notice in English to the effect that trespassing on the land is prohibited.

• (2)

  Where no person is the occupier of any place, the owner of that place shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be the occupier.