Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts6. Application to Crown
(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), this Act binds the Crown and the Crown has the benefit of this Act.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, an action by or against the Crown includes an action by or against an officer of the Crown as such or a person acting on behalf of the Crown.
(3) This Act does not apply to -
(a) an action by the Crown -
(i) for the recovery of a fee, tax, duty or other sum of money or interest on a fee, tax, duty or other sum of money; or
(ii) in respect of the forfeiture of a ship; or
(b) a prosecution for an offence whether it be an offence at common law or created by statute.
(4) Notwithstanding any law or enactment now or formerly in force in the Territory, the right, title or interest of the Crown to or in land shall not be and shall be deemed not to have been in any way affected by reason of the possession of such land adverse to the Crown for any period.