Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 2005 - SECT 175

    (1)     A detainee must submit to the taking of a sample of his or her blood or bodily secretion or excretion by a medical practitioner, nurse or midwife for the purpose of determining the medical condition of the detainee.

    (2)     A sample under subsection (1):

        (a)     must be taken as soon as practicable after the detainee is admitted to the detention centre; and

        (b)     may be taken at any other time the CEO, after consultation with a medical practitioner, directs.

    (3)     A person taking a sample under subsection (1) and a member of the staff of the detention centre who is assisting the person:

        (a)     may use the force that is reasonably necessary to ensure that a sufficient sample of the detainee's blood or bodily secretion or excretion is obtained; and

        (b)     is not civilly or criminally liable in relation to the use of that force or the taking of the sample.

Note for subsection (3)(a)

See section 10 in relation to the use of force.