The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had spent more than 10 years in prison in Queensland for 31 sex crimes he committed in that state, including rape and incest.
Today's sentencing in the NT Supreme Court related to five sex crimes he committed in the Northern Territory between 1984 and 1992.
The first offence was in 1984, when he forced his four or five-year-old son to perform a sex act on him as he drove along a public street.
Several years later he raped his eight-year-old daughter when she was in her bedroom.
The other offences related to the sexual assault of his nieces and daughter-in-law.
Indefinite jail sentence not justified
Justice Southwood described the sex crimes as "serious offences" and a "very serious breach of trust," and said he had a "moderate-to-high" chance of reoffending."Children must be protected from such disgraceful crimes," Justice Southwood told the court.
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Justice Stephen Southwood said he could not justify imposing an indefinite prison sentence. In sentencing, Justice Southwood also read the man's account of events to a psychologist, in which he tried to blame his son for making sexual advances on him.
"He did not appear able to express empathy," Justice Southwood said.
Could be released in 2018
Despite this, Justice Southwood said he could not justify imposing an indefinite jail sentence, instead imposing six years' imprisonment, which is backdated to 2014 when the man was incarcerated after he was extradited from Queensland.The non-parole period is four years and three months, meaning the man could be released in November, 2018.
Justice Southwood explained that his sentence took into account time served in Queensland as well as the law at the time the offences occurred.
The man also received a 20 per cent reduction due to his guilty plea.
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