Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to this section, every summons for the appearance of a defendant shall be in duplicate and shall:
(a) be directed to the defendant charged by the information or complaint; and
(b) state shortly the matter so charged; and
(c) require the defendant to be and appear at a certain time and place therein mentioned, before such Justice as shall then be there, to answer to the charge contained in the information or complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law.
(2) A summons issued under section 57(2) shall be in triplicate and in accordance with the form in Schedule 3.