Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) An inspector who seizes, removes and detains machinery or a device or thing or removes and detains a document under section 56 must, before removing it from the premises or other place inspected, complete a receipt in respect of the machinery, device, thing or document in accordance with subsection (2).
(2) The inspector must record the following information on the receipt:
(a) the date of the inspection;
(b) the name of the inspector;
(c) the address of the premises or other place inspected;
(d) in the case of removing a document – a description of the document, the reason why it is being removed and a statement that it will be detained only for the purpose of making copies of or taking extracts from it;
(e) in the case of removing machinery or a device or thing – a description of the machinery, device or thing, the reason why it is being seized, a statement that the machinery, device or thing will be delivered to the Director and the address and telephone number of the office of the Director.
(3) The inspector must:
(a) give the receipt to the licensee, the licensee's agent or operator or an employee of the licensee or agent present on the premises or other place; or
(b) in the absence of a person referred to in paragraph (a) – leave the receipt in a conspicuous place on the premises or other place.