Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to general orders, a member of the Police Force holding the rank of Sergeant or a higher rank, or for the time being in charge of a police station may, in respect of a person in lawful custody:
(a) on a charge of an offence; or
(b) in relation to a warrant issued in accordance with any law in force in the Territory,
carry out or cause to be carried out an identifying non-intimate procedure.
(2) In exercising his powers under subsection (1) a member of the Police Force may, for that purpose, use such force and may call upon such assistance as may be necessary.
(3) In this section, identifying non-intimate procedure means taking:
(a) prints of the hands, fingers, feet or toes; or
(b) photographs.