Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts18. Defence of previous finding of guilt or acquittal
Subject to sections 19 and 20, it is a defence to a charge of any offence to show that the accused person has already been found guilty or acquitted of:
(a) the same offence;
(b) a similar offence;
(c) an offence of which he might be found guilty upon the trial of the offence charged; or
(d) an offence upon the trial of which he could have been found guilty of the offence charged.