Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not commence or continue to carry out prescribed building work unless the person is:
(a) a prescribed building contractor; or
(b) being supervised by a prescribed building contractor in accordance with the Regulations.
Penalty: If the offender is a natural person – $10 000.
If the offender is a body corporate – $50 000.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the value of the building work is less than the prescribed amount; or
(b) the person is an owner-builder carrying out building work that he or she is permitted to carry out under the owner-builder certificate.