Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts26. Prohibition on supply of goods not complying with safety standards
(1) A person shall not, in trade or commerce, supply goods:
(a) that are intended to be used, or are of a kind likely to be used, by a consumer; and
(b) in relation to which there is a product safety standard,
unless the goods comply with the standard.
(2) If:
(a) a person supplies goods in contravention of subsection (1); and
(b) another person suffers loss or damage because of a defect in the goods, or a dangerous characteristic of the goods, or by not having particular information in relation to the goods, but would not have suffered it had the goods complied with the product safety standard,
the person who suffers the loss or damage shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to have suffered it by the supplying of the goods.