Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) An instrument, device, equipment or other thing that is seized under this Act may be destroyed, disposed of, or dealt with in a way intended to make it harmless by a police officer if an analyst issues a certificate under subsection (2).
(2) An analyst may issue a certificate specifying that the destruction, disposal or dealing referred to in subsection (1) is required because the instrument, device equipment or thing contains or is contaminated with a substance (which may include a dangerous drug or a precursor) that is:
(a) dangerous to the health or safety of a person or property; or
(b) toxic, flammable or corrosive.
(3) A substance or thing may be destroyed, disposed of or dealt with under this section at the place at which it was seized or another place.
(4) This section applies to and in relation to a substance or thing whether or not a person has been or is to be charged with an offence in relation to the substance or thing or a dangerous drug or precursor seized under this Act.
(5) This Part does not apply to the destruction of part or all of a substance or thing if the destruction occurs as part of the process of analysing or examining the substance or thing.