Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts44. Manner of making orders
(1) An emergency order -
(a) may be made in writing addressed to the persons intended to be bound by it and served on each of those persons; or
(b) may be addressed to one or more persons, to a class of persons or to all persons.
(2) Notice of an emergency order addressed as referred to in subsection (1)(b) setting out the terms of the order and the persons to be bound by the order must, as soon as practicable after the order is made, be published in a newspaper that, in the opinion of the Chief Health Officer, is most likely to bring the order to the attention of the persons bound by it.
(3) On an emergency order taking effect, the emergency order is binding on the persons to whom it is addressed.
(4) An emergency order that is served on a person takes effect when it is served.
(5) An emergency order expires 90 days after the day on which it takes effect, unless it is sooner revoked.
(6) Subsection (5) does not prevent a further emergency order being made in the same terms as an emergency order that has expired or is about to expire.