Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts37. Offence to due to accident
(1) A person is not liable to be found guilty of an offence against this Act if that person proves, to the satisfaction of the court hearing the case, that the offence could not have been avoided by any reasonable efforts on that person's part.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this Act if the defendant satisfies the court that the action the defendant took was reasonable in the circumstances and intended to evade a dangerous situation which had arisen through no fault or negligence on the defendant's part.