Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts14. Repair of fences
(1) Subject to this Act and to any agreement between the parties concerned, the owners of land on either side of an existing dividing fence are liable to contribute equally to the cost of the repair of the dividing fence between their adjoining lands.
(2) The court may, where it considers that there are special circumstances that justify it in so doing, order that the owners of land on either side of an existing fence shall contribute otherwise than equally to the cost of the repair of the dividing fence.