Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) This section applies to a person who is detained at an assessment facility or treatment centre.
(2) A police officer or an authorised officer (each a search officer ) may carry out a frisk search or ordinary search of the person if the search officer reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent a risk of imminent harm to the person or any other person.
(3) The search officer may seize anything found on or with the person in the course of carrying out the frisk search or ordinary search if the officer reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent a risk of imminent harm to the person or any other person.
(4) As soon as practicable after exercising a power under this section, a search officer must:
(a) make a record of the exercise of the power in the form approved by the CEO; and
(b) place the record with records kept at the assessment facility or treatment centre in relation to the person.