Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if:
(a) a person is required to conduct or assist in the conduct of functions under this Act during an emergency situation, a state of emergency or a state of disaster; and
(b) as a result, the person is absent from his or her usual employment.
(2) The person is not liable for dismissal or loss of any of his or her usual employment rights or benefits (including long service leave, sick leave and recreation leave) only because the person is absent, whether or not the person's employer has consented to the absence.