Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts68A. False reports to police
(1) Any person who falsely and with knowledge of the falsity of his statements represents to any member of the police force that any act has been done or that any circumstances have occurred, which act or circumstances as so represented are such as reasonably call for investigation by the police, shall be guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $11 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) In addition to or without imposing a fine on any defendant found guilty under this section, the court may order that the defendant pay to the complainant a reasonable sum for the expenses of or incidental to any investigation made by any member of the police force as a result of the false statement.
(3) Any amounts received by the complainant under this section shall be paid by him into the Central Holding Authority.
(4) This section shall not be held to restrict the operation of any other enactment or rule of law.