Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts83. Burden of proof
(1) If the respondent has been convicted of the relevant forfeiture offence in respect of which property was used so that the property became crime-used property within the meaning of section 11, it is presumed that the respondent made criminal use of the property unless the respondent establishes the contrary.
(2) If the respondent has not been convicted of the relevant forfeiture offence but the applicant establishes that it is more likely than not that crime-used property was in the respondent's possession at the time that the offence was committed or immediately afterwards, it is presumed that the respondent made criminal use of the property unless the respondent establishes the contrary.
(3) In any circumstances except those set out in subsection (1) or (2), the applicant bears the onus of establishing that the respondent made criminal use of the property.