Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If a justice of the peace is satisfied on information on oath that an offender has breached a condition of a community correction order, the justice of the peace may:
(a) issue to the offender a summons to appear before a court on a date and at a time specified in the summons to show cause why the offender should not be further dealt with under this Division; or
(b) if the justice of the peace is satisfied that the offender may not appear before the court in response to a summons – issue a warrant for the arrest of the offender.
(2) The justice of the peace may issue the summons or warrant under subsection (1):
(a) if the offender has breached a condition of the community correction order that is still in force; or
(b) within 2 years after the community correction order ceases to be in force, if the offender had breached a condition of the order when it was in force.
(3) If the offender fails to attend before the court in accordance with a summons, the court may issue a warrant for the offender's arrest.
(4) A police officer who suspects on reasonable grounds the offender has breached a condition of the order may arrest the offender without a warrant.
(5) A police officer may, using reasonable force if necessary, enter any place to arrest the offender.
(6) For sections 137 and 138 of the Police Administration Act 1978 , a breach of a condition of the order is taken to be an offence.