Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A police officer may restrict movement into or out of an area if the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that:
(a) a terrorist act has occurred or is imminent; and
(b) it is necessary or desirable in the interests of public health or public safety that a person not enter or leave the area.
(2) Movement into and out of an area is restricted under subsection (1) if the area is cordoned off by a tape or other barrier that:
(a) clearly indicates that a person is not permitted to enter or to exit the area; and
(b) that extends across all usual entry points to, or exit points from, the area.
(3) However, if the use of a tape or barrier is not practical, the police officer may restrict movement into or out of the area by:
(a) specifying the area to be restricted by coordinates or other description; and
(b) taking all reasonable steps to notify members of the public within the area and its vicinity that movement into or out of the area is restricted.
(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, enter or leave the area unless directed to do so by a police officer.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
(5) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, tamper with or remove a tape or other barrier used to cordon off an area under subsection (2).
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.