Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) If one of the following persons reasonably believes a child or adult is at risk of severe harm, the person may request the Minister to apply for a treatment order in respect of the child or adult named in the request:
(a) a police officer or authorised person;
(b) an employee approved under section 65;
(c) a health practitioner;
(d) a member of the family of the child or adult believed to be at risk of severe harm;
(e) in respect of a child believed to be at risk of severe harm – the responsible adult.
(2) The request must be in the form, and include the information, approved under section 64.
(3) The Minister may require additional information from the person making the request.
(4) The request may be made irrespective of whether the person named in the request has committed any offence.
(5) The Minister may refuse the request without approving an assessment of the person named in the request and, if the Minister does so, must give the person who made the request written reasons for the refusal.