Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may inform himself or herself as he or she considers appropriate for the purpose of deciding whether or not to order the transfer of a detainee to a State or accept the transfer of an interstate detainee to the Territory.
(2) In particular, the Minister may have regard to reports from the superintendent of a detention centre or a corresponding detention centre.
(3) The Minister may provide reports from the superintendent of a detention centre to the corresponding Minister of a State in relation to the transfer of a detainee to that State.