Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts93. Imprisonment for breach of order
(1) A court which makes an order under this Division may order that the offender be imprisoned if the offender fails to comply with the order.
(2) A term of imprisonment ordered to be served under subsection (1) shall not be longer than 12 months.
(3) In making an order under subsection (1), a court may give such directions as it thinks fit for the enforcement of the order including a direction that the offender appear before the court:
(a) at a time and place stated in the direction; or
(b) when called on by notice,
to show cause why the offender should not be imprisoned because of the offender's failure to comply with the order.
(4) Where an offender fails to appear as required by a direction under subsection (3), the court may issue a warrant to arrest the offender and for the offender to be brought before the court to show cause in accordance with the direction.
(5) In addition to subsection (4), where it appears to a court that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an offender has failed to comply with an order made under this Division, the court may issue a warrant to arrest the offender and for the offender to be brought before the court to show cause why the offender should not be imprisoned because of the offender's failure to comply with the order.