Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts77. Power to enter land
(1) A person who is authorised in writing to enter land by the Minister or the Chairman may at any reasonable time, without notice to the owner or occupier of land, enter the land for the purpose of investigating a breach of this Act or of an instrument of a legislative or administrative character made under this Act that the person suspects has occurred, or is occurring, on the land.
(2) A person authorised under subsection (1) must not enter a building or part of a building used for residential purposes without:
(a) the consent of the occupier of the building or part of a building; or
(b) a search warrant issued under subsection (3).
(3) If a member of the Police Force or a person authorised under subsection (1) makes a complaint on oath to a Justice to the effect that the member or authorised person has reason to suspect, and believes, that this Act or the Regulations has or have been or is or are being contravened in or on residential premises, the Justice may, if satisfied that the belief is well founded, authorise by search warrant a member of the Police Force or an authorised person to enter the premises to search for evidence in relation to the contravention in or on the premises.
(4) Section 120B(4) to (8), inclusive, of the Police Administration Act apply to and in relation to a search warrant issued under subsection (3).