Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts15. Child in hospital
A person in charge of a hospital who believes, on reasonable grounds, that a child has suffered or is suffering maltreatment -
(a) may detain the child in hospital, for the purposes of securing medical examination or treatment for the child, for the period that is reasonably necessary to enable the examination or treatment to be carried out; and
(b) if after the medical examination has been carried out the person is still of that belief - must, not later than 48 hours after detaining the child, apply for a holding order under section 11A.