Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts3A. Serious sexual offences
(1) In this Act, a serious sexual offence is a Territory sexual offence or a Commonwealth sexual offence for which a maximum penalty of imprisonment for 7 years or more is prescribed.
(2) The following offences are also serious sexual offences (even though a lesser maximum penalty may be prescribed):
(a) an offence, committed by an adult, consisting of an attempt to procure, or the act of procuring, a child under the age of 16 years to engage in sexual intercourse or an indecent act;
(b) an offence, committed by an adult, consisting of indecent assault on a child under the age of 16 years;
(c) an offence, committed by an adult in the presence of a child, consisting of the commission of an act of gross indecency in a public place.