Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The superintendent of a detention centre:
(a) must not take an action mentioned in subsection (2); and
(b) must take reasonable steps to ensure that a member of the staff of the detention centre does not take an action mentioned in subsection (2).
(2) Each of the following actions is prohibited in relation to a detainee:
(a) the use of force, except:
(i) under section 154 or another provision of this Act; and
(ii) in accordance with section 10;
(b) the use of a restraint, except an approved restraint that is used in accordance with section 155;
(c) the use of force or a restraint for the purpose of disciplining a detainee;
(d) the use of any form of physical, verbal or emotional abuse, including the following:
(i) the administering of corporal punishment, that is, any action which inflicts, or is intended to inflict, physical pain or discomfort on the detainee;
(ii) any act or omission intended to degrade or humiliate the detainee;
(iii) excessive control over the detainee's access to basic human needs, including toilet facilities, food and clean drinking water;
(e) the use of any form of psychological pressure intended to intimidate or humiliate the detainee;
(f) any kind of unlawful discriminatory treatment.