Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations26. Interference with garbage receptacles
(1) A person other than:
(a) the occupier of the premises for which a garbage receptacle is provided; or
(b) an exempt person,
shall not, without reasonable cause, touch, use, remove, mark or otherwise interfere with a garbage receptacle.
(2) A person who damages or causes a garbage receptacle to be damaged commits an offence and is liable to the council for the costs of the repair to or replacement of the receptacle.
(3) An offence under clause (2) is a regulatory offence.