Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies in relation to the following proceedings:
(a) a preliminary hearing under section 25 ;
(b) an application to extend a final supervision order on an interim basis under section 37;
(c) an application to amend a supervision order under Part 4, Division 2.
(2) The Supreme Court may determine the matter entirely or partly from a consideration of the documents filed in relation to the matter, without the affected person or witnesses appearing.
(3) The Court may do so without the affected person consenting to, or being heard on, the matter being decided in that way.
(4) In this section:
affected person means:
(a) for a preliminary hearing under section 25 – the person in relation to whom the continuing detention order or supervision order is sought; or
(b) otherwise – the detainee or supervisee.