Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations45. Pilot shall not be detained
(1) Except in unavoidable circumstances a pilot shall not be detained without his consent on board any vessel, or taken to sea beyond the limits for which he is licensed or into quarantine ashore or afloat.
(2) Where a pilot is detained without his consent or taken to sea or into quarantine the owners or master, in addition to other pilotage charges incurred, shall pay -
(a) all travelling expenses incurred by the pilot during the period of detention;
(b) the cost of the pilot's passage back to the Port of Darwin; and
(c) the sum of 100 dollars for every day or part of a day, but not including the first day, during which the pilot is detained.