Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"Assembly" means the Legislative Assembly.
"Assembly precincts" means the precincts of the Assembly within the meaning of section 14 of the Legislative Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act .
"authorised person" means:
(a) a person appointed under section 5(2); or
(b) a person referred to in section 5(1).
"explosive" means a substance or article manufactured, designed or ordinarily used to produce an explosion or a pyrotechnic effect and includes:
(a) fireworks and gunpowder;
(b) a gaseous substance so compressed that it is capable of exploding;
(c) material or a substance used to produce an explosion or pyrotechnic effect; and
(d) an apparatus, machine, implement or material, or a part of an apparatus, machine, implement or material, used or able to be used or adapted to cause or aid in causing an explosion or a pyrotechnic effect.
firearm has the meaning it has in the Firearms Act .
"frisk search" means a search conducted by a person running his or her hands over the outer clothing of the person being searched.
offensive weapon has the meaning it has in section 56A(4) of the Summary Offences Act .
"screening search", in relation to the search of an object, means a search by equipment that is designed to carry out the search without touching the object or requiring it to be opened.