Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts16. Presumptions of law
(1) A presumption arising under this Act is rebuttable by proof on a balance of probabilities.
(2) Where -
(a) 2 or more presumptions arising under this Act are relevant in any proceeding; and
(b) those presumptions, or some of those presumptions, conflict with each other and are not rebutted in the proceeding,
the presumption that appears to the Court to be the more or most likely to be correct prevails.
(3) This section does not apply to a presumption arising under section 9B(1) or 5D(1).
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a prosecutor may not, in any criminal proceedings, rely on a presumption arising under this Act to prove the paternity of maternity of a child.