Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) An eligible judge must take steps to maintain the confidentiality of a protected submission, including steps to receive evidence and hear the submission in private.
(2) The eligible judge must advise the Commissioner and the Attorney-General about a protected submission before receiving evidence or hearing the submission in private.
(3) Despite subsection (1), the Commissioner and the Attorney-General are entitled to be present when the protected submission is made.
(4) In subsection (3), a reference to the Commissioner or the Attorney-General includes a legal practitioner representing the Commissioner or the Attorney-General or both.