Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts20. Apportionment as between owner and lessee
Where a fence is constructed or repaired and the fence divides any land held by a person as a lessee from any adjoining lands, the contribution payable in respect of the fence as between the lessee and the owner of the leased land shall, subject to this Act and to any agreement between the lessee and the owner, be payable according to the unexpired term of the lease at the time of the construction or repair of the fence, as follows:
(a) where the term had less than 5 years to run the contribution is payable by the owner;
(b) where the term had not less than 5 but less than 10 years to run the lessee shall pay one quarter and the owner shall pay three quarters of the contribution;
(c) where the term had not less than 10 but less than 15 years to run the owner and the lessee shall each pay half of the contribution;
(d) where the term had not less than 15 years to run the lessee shall pay the whole of the contribution.