Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts43AS. Intoxication - offences involving basic intent
(1) Evidence of self-induced intoxication cannot be considered in determining whether a fault element of basic intent existed.
Note for subsection (1)
A fault element of intention in relation to a result or circumstance is not a fault element of basic intent.
(2) This section does not prevent evidence of self-induced intoxication being taken into consideration in determining whether conduct was accidental.
(3) This section does not prevent evidence of self-induced intoxication being taken into consideration in determining whether a person had a mistaken belief about facts if the person had considered whether or not the facts existed.
(4) A person may be regarded as having considered whether or not facts existed if:
(a) he or she had considered, on a previous occasion, whether those facts existed in circumstances surrounding that occasion; and
(b) he or she honestly and reasonably believed that the circumstances surrounding the present occasion were the same, or substantially the same, as those surrounding the previous occasion.