A person occupying unalienated Crown land in the Northern Territory cannot acquire any possessory interest through adverse possession by reason of s 4 of the Crown Lands Act and s 6(4) of the Limitation Act, and remains a trespasser for the purposes of s 7(1) of the Trespass Act regardless of the duration of occupation. The characterisation of the Crown's title as 'radical' rather than 'beneficial' does not assist a squatter, as any possessory interest would still be adverse to the Crown's interest.
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