Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Chief Health Officer may, in writing, authorise a person to possess or manufacture a dangerous drug or precursor, or cultivate a prohibited plant, for the purpose of research, instruction, analysis or study.
(1A) However, the Chief Health Officer must not give an authorisation under subsection (1) for a dangerous drug or precursor for which a research authorisation under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2012 can be granted.
(2) An authorisation under subsection (1) is subject to the conditions, if any, specified in the authorisation.
(3) A person may lawfully possess or manufacture a dangerous drug or precursor, or cultivate a prohibited plant, in accordance with an authorisation under subsection (1).
(4) If an authorisation is given under subsection (1) to a body corporate, a person who is directly involved in the research, instruction, analysis or study to which the authorisation relates may lawfully possess or manufacture the dangerous drug or precursor, or cultivate the prohibited plant, in accordance with the authorisation.