Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts42. Power to require information from certain persons
(1) If an inspector suspects, on reasonable grounds, that a contravention of this Act has occurred, the inspector may require any of the following persons to give information about the contravention:
(a) a person who was a security provider at a time relevant to the contravention (a "relevant time");
(b) a person who had directly or indirectly engaged a security provider at a relevant time;
(c) a person who was an employee of a person specified in paragraph (a) or (b) at a relevant time.
(2) When making the requirement, the inspector shall warn the person that it is an offence to fail to give the information unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
(3) The person shall not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (1).
Penalty: In the case of a natural person - 20 penalty units.
In the case of a body corporate - 100 penalty units.
(4) It is a reasonable excuse for the person to fail to give information if giving the information might tend to incriminate the person.