Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) No warrant to apprehend any defendant shall be issued unless the matter of the complaint is substantiated to the satisfaction of the Justice upon oath made before him.
(2) When the matter of any complaint:
(a) charging the defendant with the commission of a simple offence; or
(c) under any Special Act which authorises the issue of a warrant in the first instance,
is substantiated as provided in this section a Justice may, instead of issuing his summons, issue his warrant in the first instance to apprehend the defendant.
(3) If any defendant fails to appear in obedience to a summons any Justice may issue his warrant for the apprehension of the defendant, provided that:
(a) the matter of the complaint is substantiated as provided in this section; and
(b) it is proved to the satisfaction of the Justice that the summons was duly served (what he deems) a reasonable time before the time appointed for the hearing.