Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts1C. Birth
(1) A person's birth occurs at the time the person is fully removed from the mother's body and has an independent existence from the mother.
(2) The following are relevant, but not determinative, as to whether a person has been born:
(a) the person is breathing;
(b) the person's organs are functioning of their own accord;
(c) the person has an independent circulation of blood.