Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts34. Work on sacred site
(1) A person shall not carry out work on or use a sacred site.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person - $20,000 or imprisonment for 2 years.
In the case of a body corporate - $40,000.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if it is proved that the defendant carried out the work on or used the sacred site with, and in accordance with the conditions of, an Authority Certificate or a Minister's Certificate permitting the defendant to do so.