Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The superintendent of a detention centre must keep a register containing the following particulars in relation to every detainee in the detention centre to the extent the particulars are reasonably ascertainable by the superintendent:
(a) the name, age, place of birth and religion (if any) of the detainee;
(b) the names and addresses of the responsible adults in respect of the detainee who, immediately before the detention of the detainee in the detention centre, had the custody of the detainee;
(c) the date on which the detainee was admitted to, and the date on which he or she was released or transferred from, the detention centre;
(d) any other particulars prescribed by the Regulations.
(2) If a detainee is absent from the detention centre for a period without being discharged from custody, the register must also contain the following information in relation to him or her:
(a) the time and date the detainee departed the detention centre;
(b) the reason for the absence from the detention centre;
(c) the name and address of the person in whose care and custody the detainee was placed for the period of the absence and that person's relationship (if any) to the detainee;
(d) the time and date the detainee returned to the detention centre;
(e) if different from the person in paragraph (c) – the name and address of the person who delivered the detainee back to the detention centre and that person's relationship (if any) to the detainee.
(3) A register may be kept in any form and on any medium that the CEO considers appropriate.