Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If a poppy control officer detains or seizes poppy material under section 21, the officer must, as soon as practicable, do the following:
(a) make a written record of the detention or seizure;
(b) give a receipt to the person from whom the poppy material was taken that:
(i) identifies the poppy material taken; and
(ii) states the name of the poppy control officer who detained or seized the poppy material; and
(iii) states the reasons for the detention or seizure;
(c) send a copy of the receipt to:
(i) if the poppy control officer is a police officer – the Authority and the Commissioner of Police; or
(ii) otherwise – the Authority.
(2) If a poppy control officer detains or seizes poppy material under section 21, the officer, with any assistance necessary, may take or send the poppy material to a place approved by the Authority for it to be examined, tested or stored.
(3) This section does not limit the exercise of any power by a police officer to commence a proceeding in respect of a contravention of this Act in relation to poppy material.