Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts11. Liability of new owner for existing fence
Where an owner of land has constructed a dividing fence between his land and adjoining Crown land and that adjoining Crown land is thereafter alienated from the Crown then the owner of the first-mentioned land may recover from the person to whom the adjoining Crown land has been alienated half the value of that dividing fence assessed as at the date of the alienation of the adjoining Crown land to that person.