Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts75A. Clearing native vegetation
(1) A person must not develop land by the clearing of native vegetation except in accordance with any of the following that applies in relation to the land:
(a) a planning scheme;
(b) an interim development control order;
(c) a permit.
Penalty: If the offender is a natural person - 200 penalty units.
If the offender is a body corporate - 1 000 penalty units.
(2) Any one or more of the following persons may be prosecuted for an offence against subsection (1):
(a) an owner of the land;
(b) an occupier of the land;
(c) a person apparently in charge of the clearing of native vegetation on the land.
(3) In a prosecution of a person for an offence against subsection (1), it is not a defence that the person had no knowledge of the requirements of a planning scheme, interim development control order or permit relating to the clearing of native vegetation on the land.