Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts13. General powers for inspections
(1) For the purposes of an inspection, an inspecting officer -
(a) after notifying the Commissioner, may enter at any reasonable time premises occupied by the Police Force;
(b) is to have full and free access at all reasonable times to all records of the Police Force that the inspecting officer considers are relevant to the inspection;
(c) despite any other law, may -
(i) make copies of; and
(ii) take extracts from,
records of the Police Force that the inspecting officer considers are relevant to the inspection; and
(d) may require a member of the Police Force to provide to the inspecting officer any information that the inspecting officer considers is relevant to the inspection and that is in the member's possession or to which the member has access.
(2) If an inspecting officer has reason to believe that a member of the Police Force is able to provide information relevant to an inspection, the inspecting officer may, by written notice provided to the member -
(a) require the member to provide the information -
(i) in writing and signed by the member;
(ii) at a place specified in the notice; and
(iii) within a period specified in the notice; and
(b) require the member, for the purpose of answering questions relevant to the inspection, to attend before an inspecting officer specified in the notice at the place, and within the period or at the time, specified in the notice.
(3) If an inspecting officer has reason to believe that a member of the Police Force may be able to provide information relevant to an inspection but does not know the member's identity, the inspecting officer may require the Commissioner or a person nominated by the Commissioner to attend before an inspecting officer specified in the requirement for the purpose of answering questions relevant to the inspection or to identifying the member who may be able to provide the information.
(4) A requirement under subsection (3) is to be made by written notice provided to the Commissioner and specify the place at which, and the period within which or the time at which, the Commissioner or nominated person is to attend.
(5) Despite any other law, a person is not excused from providing information, answering a question or giving access to a document if required by or under this section on the ground that to do so would contravene a law, would be contrary to the public interest or might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.
(6) The Commissioner must ensure that members of the Police Force provide an inspecting officer with the assistance in relation to an inspection as the inspecting officer reasonably requires.