Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Proceedings for an offence against this Act committed in a municipality shall not be commenced except by the clerk or a person authorized in writing by the clerk for that purpose.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to or in relation to:
(a) vacant Crown Land; or
(b) an area vested in, or under the control of, the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory or the Darwin Port Authority,
situated within a municipality.
(3) A document purporting to be signed by the clerk of a municipality and to authorize a person named in it to commence a prosecution under this Act is evidence of the person's authority to commence a prosecution for an offence committed in the municipality.