Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is:
(i) at a custodial correctional facility; or
(ii) in the vicinity of a custodial correctional facility; and
(b) a correctional officer or employee of the Agency has directed the person to give the person's name and address under section 142 ; and
(c) the person engages in conduct that results in a failure to comply with the direction.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply unless, when giving the direction, the officer or employee tells the person that a failure to comply with the direction is an offence.
(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1), in the circumstance mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(ii), if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.