Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) An infringement notice must include the following particulars:
(a) the name and address of the alleged offender, if known;
(b) the date of the infringement notice;
(c) the date, time and place of the offence;
(d) the nature of the offence and the prescribed amount payable in respect of that offence;
(e) the enforcement agency to whom the prescribed amount is payable.
(2) An infringement notice must contain the following statements:
(a) a statement to the effect that:
(i) the alleged offender may expiate the offence and avoid enforcement action under the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act if he or she pays the prescribed amount to the enforcement agency specified in the infringement notice within 28 days of service of the infringement notice; and
(ii) if the alleged offender pays the prescribed amount within the period specified in the infringement notice, the enforcement agency will take no further action in relation to the offence;
(b) a statement to the effect that if the alleged offender does not pay the prescribed amount within the period specified in the infringement notice and does not serve on the enforcement agency specified in the infringement notice a statement of election to have the matter dealt with by a court (as contained in the infringement notice), unless the infringement notice is withdrawn:
(i) the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act will apply and the alleged offender may be served with a courtesy letter in accordance with that Act requiring payment of the prescribed amount together with the costs in respect of the issue of that letter; and
(ii) if the alleged offender does not make the payment as required by a courtesy letter, enforcement action may be taken against him or her under the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act which, after due process, may result in the suspension of the alleged offender's licence to drive, the seizure of property, the deduction of wages or salary, the registration of a statutory charge on land, a community work order or imprisonment if a community work order is breached;
(c) a statement to the effect that the alleged offender may elect under section 21 of the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act to have the matter dealt with by a court instead of under the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act by completing a statement of election (as contained in the infringement notice) and serving it on the enforcement agency specified in the infringement notice;
(d) a statement of election, for completion by the alleged offender if he or she elects to have the matter dealt with by a court, that includes the information required by regulation 7(1) of the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Regulations .