Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may enter into an arrangement with the responsible Minister of a corresponding jurisdiction providing for:
(a) the registration by the Commissioner of orders authorising the carrying out of forensic procedures made under a forensic law of the responsible Minister's jurisdiction ( forensic procedure orders ); or
(b) the registration under that forensic law of forensic procedure approvals.
(2) If the Minister enters into an arrangement under subsection (1), the proper authority of the corresponding jurisdiction may apply to the Commissioner for the registration, or the cancellation of registration, of a forensic procedure order.
(3) The application must be accompanied by a copy of the forensic procedure order certified by the person who made the order.
(4) If a forensic procedure order is registered by the Commissioner, the forensic procedure authorised by the order may be carried out in the Territory in accordance with:
(a) for an intimate procedure:
(i) on an adult – section 145; or
(ii) on a youth – section 30 of the Youth Justice Act 2005 ; or
(b) for a non-intimate procedure:
(i) on an adult – section 145A; or
(ii) on a youth – section 31 of the Youth Justice Act 2005 .
(5) The forensic procedure may be carried out in the Territory as if an approval were given under the section mentioned in subsection (4)(a) or (b) for the procedure.
(6) In this section:
"adult" means a person who has attained the age of 18 years.
"youth" has the same meaning as in the Youth Justice Act 2005 .