Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts37. Exemption - irrelevant criminal record
(1) A person may discriminate against another person on the grounds of irrelevant criminal record in the area of work if -
(a) the work principally involves the care, instruction or supervision of vulnerable persons; and
(b) the discrimination is reasonably necessary to protect the physical, psychological or emotional well-being of those vulnerable persons, having regard to all of the relevant circumstances of the case including the person's actions.
(2) In subsection (1) -
"vulnerable persons" includes children, aged persons and persons with a physical or intellectual disability or mental illness.