Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts44. Home detention order
(1) A court which sentences an offender to a term of imprisonment may make an order suspending the sentence on the offender entering into a home detention order where it is satisfied that it is desirable to do so in the circumstances.
(2) A court shall specify in the order the premises or place (which may include a restricted area) at which the offender is to reside or remain and the period, not exceeding 12 months, that the order is to remain in force.
(3) A home detention order may be subject to such terms and conditions as the court thinks fit including, but not limited to, that the offender:
(a) not leave the premises or place specified in the order except at the times and for the periods as prescribed or as otherwise permitted by the Director or a surveillance officer;
(b) wear or have attached a monitoring device in accordance with the directions of the Director, and allow the placing, or installation in, and retrieval from, the premises or place specified in the order of such machine, equipment or device necessary for the efficient operation of the monitoring device; and
(c) obey the reasonable directions of the Director.
(6) Where a court makes a home detention order, it shall ensure that a copy of the order is:
(a) given to the offender; and
(b) sent to the Director.