Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may cause trees, shrubs, gardens or lawns to be planted at the side of a road and tree-guards, stakes or other supports to be erected.
(2) The Territory is not liable for any damage to property which results from the planting of a tree, shrub, garden or lawn at the side of a road or from the existence of a tree or shrub growing in a road whether caused to be planted by the Minister or not.
(3) The Minister may cause to be:
(a) pulled down or demolished a house, building, verandah, hedge, fence or structure or other obstruction erected, built or placed on a road; and
(b) filled in a ditch, drain, gutter, sink or watercourse constructed; and
(c) cleared out and removed an obstruction in a ditch, drain, gutter, sink or watercourse at the side of a road, which had been placed there;
in contravention of this Act and may, in the name of the Territory, recover the cost of so doing from the person who contravened this Act, whether or not that person has been found guilty of an offence under this Act, as a debt due to the Territory by that person.