Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A responsible adult in respect of a youth must attend the Court and remain in attendance during proceedings against the youth for an offence.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the Court is satisfied that it would be unreasonable to require that attendance.
(3) If a responsible adult fails without reasonable excuse to attend the Court, or remain in attendance during the proceedings, the Court may direct that a warrant or summons be issued to bring the responsible adult before the Court at that or a further hearing.
(4) The Court may:
(a) adjourn the proceedings to allow for the responsible adult to be present; and
(b) continue the hearing after the adjournment despite that the responsible adult is not present.