Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsA prescribed court of another participating jurisdiction may hear and determine a cross-border proceeding of the court in the Territory if the person who is the subject of the proceeding has a connection with a cross-border region for the proceeding.
Examples for section 82
1 A person is charged with an offence under WA law alleged to have been committed in the WA portion of the NT/SA/WA region. The charge may be heard by a WA magistrate sitting anywhere in the NT.
2 A person who ordinarily resides in the NT/SA region is charged with an offence under SA law alleged to have been committed in a place in SA outside the cross-border region. The charge may be heard by an SA magistrate sitting anywhere in the NT.
3 A person is arrested in the NT/SA/WA region for an offence alleged to have been committed under WA law in a place in WA outside the cross-border region. The person also has an outstanding charge for an offence under WA law alleged to have been committed in the WA portion of the NT/WA region. Both charges may be heard by a WA magistrate sitting anywhere in the NT.