Northern Territory Numbered Acts

POLICE LEGISLATION FURTHER AMENDMENT ACT 2023 (NO 18 OF 2023) - NOTES

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Table of provisions

Division 1C Use of hand held scanners without warrant in certain areas

116K Definitions

116KA Meaning of public transport facility

116KB Use of hand held scanner to be authorised

116KC Form and effect of hand held scanner authority

116KD Authorised use of hand held scanner without warrant in suspected offence area or high risk area

116KE Authorised use of hand held scanner without warrant at public transport facility and on board public transport vehicles

116KF Requirements if hand held scanner indicates metal

116KG Seizing restricted weapons

116KH Safeguards for exercise of powers

116KI Offence of failure to comply with requirement

116KJ Member taken to have reasonable grounds to suspect unlawful possession of weapon

116KK Notice of hand held scanner authority to be published

116KL Effect of Division on power to search person without warrant

116KM Destruction of restricted weapons

116KN Approval of certain members

116KO Annual report on use of hand held scanners

116KP Review of operation of Division

116KQ Tabling of review report
Division 6 Police Legislation Further Amendment Act 2023

173 Offences committed before commencement of section 116KB
Part 5A Infringement offence

22A Infringement offence and prescribed amount payable

22B When infringement notice may be given

22C Contents of infringement notice

22D Electronic payment and payment by cheque

22E Expiation of offence

22F Withdrawal of infringement notice

22G Application of Part

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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Act No. 18 of 2023

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[Assented to 17 August 2023]

[Introduced 25 July 2023]