Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts55A. Fixed non-parole periods for offences against persons under 16 years
(1) Subject to this section, if:
(a) a court sentences an offender to be imprisoned for an offence against section 127, 130, 131, 131A, 132, 134, 177(a), 181, 184, 186, 186B, 188 or 192(4) of the Criminal Code;
(b) the offender was an adult when the offence was committed;
(c) the offence was committed on a person who was under the age of 16 years; and
(d) the sentence is not suspended in whole or in part,
the court must fix a period under section 53(1) of not less than 70% of the period of imprisonment that the offender is to serve under the sentence.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply where under section 53(1) the court considers that the fixing of a non-parole period is inappropriate.