Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Subject to this Division, an apprehended person may be held in protective custody only until it reasonably appears to a responsible officer the person no longer poses a risk.
(2) Subject to this Division, if it reasonably appears to a responsible officer that an apprehended person no longer poses a risk, the officer must release the person or cause the person to be released from protective custody.
(3) An apprehended person who is in protective custody after midnight and before 7.30 am on a particular day may be held in custody until 7.30 am of that day even if the person no longer poses a risk during that period.