Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A youth must not be charged with an offence without the consent of an authorised officer.
(2) A document that charges a youth with one or more offences must:
(a) indicate that the charges have been consented to by an authorised officer; and
(b) identify the authorised officer.
(3) The document is evidence that:
(a) the officer named is an authorised officer; and
(b) the youth has been charged with the offence or offences with the consent of the authorised officer.
(4) Subsection (1) does not affect a requirement under any other law to obtain consent to a prosecution.