Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts52. Power to enter land
(1) The Minister may authorise the Director, with such assistants, plant, machinery and equipment as the Director thinks fit, to enter any premises to investigate their suitability for protection and conservation under this Act and, subject to subsection (2), the Director may enter the premises accordingly.
(2) The Director shall not enter private land or a building in pursuance of an authority under subsection (1) until after the Minister has given reasonable notice to the person in occupation of the land or building that the Director has been authorised under this section to carry out the investigation and the Minister has taken into account the representations, if any, of the person relating to the proposed entering.
(3) Where the Director enters premises in pursuance of an authority under subsection (1), the Director may do such things as he or she thinks necessary for the purpose of carrying out the investigation.
(4) The Territory is liable to pay reasonable compensation for any damage or loss suffered in consequence of the carrying out of an investigation under this section.