Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person who is detained at an assessment facility may nominate a person to be the person's primary contact under this Act and may revoke or vary the nomination at any time.
(2) A nomination, variation or revocation by the person may be made orally to a senior assessment clinician at the assessment facility and the clinician must:
(a) record the nomination, variation or revocation; and
(b) notify each other senior assessment clinician of the nomination, variation or revocation.
(3) A senior assessment clinician must, in performing his or her functions under this Act, ensure that effect is given to a nomination, or a variation or revocation of a nomination, if the clinician is given notice of it.