Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to this section, a prisoner, his or her belongings and his or her cell may be searched.
(2) A search carried out under this section:
(a) must not be carried out unless approved by the Director; and
(b) must be carried out in such manner as the Director determines.
(3) A male prisoner must be searched only by a male officer and a female prisoner must be searched only by a female officer.