Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts3. Division of offences
(1) Offences are of 3 kinds, namely, crimes, simple offences and regulatory offences.
Note for subsection (1)
Generally, an offence is a crime if the penalty for the offence is imprisonment for a period of more than 2 years - see section 38E of the Interpretation Act.
(2) A person charged with a crime cannot, unless otherwise stated, be prosecuted or found guilty except upon indictment.
(3) Unless otherwise stated, a person guilty of a simple offence or a regulatory offence may be found guilty summarily.
(4) An offence not otherwise designated is a simple offence.