Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A police officer who reasonably believes a person possesses a surveillance device that is intended to be used in contravention of this Act, a law of the Commonwealth or another jurisdiction may:
(a) stop and search the person; or
(b) stop, detain and search a vehicle the officer reasonably believes may contain the device or evidence concerning the possession or intended use of the device; or
(c) at any time, enter and search a place the officer reasonably believes the device is being kept or may contain evidence of the possession or intended use of the device.
(2) If the police officer reasonably believes a surveillance device has been, is being, is about to be or is likely to be used in connection with the commission of an offence, the officer may seize and remove the device and any connection device.
(3) The police officer may exercise a power under this section with the help, and using the force, that is reasonable in the circumstances.
(4) In this section:
"search", of a person, means a search of the person or things in the person's possession, that may include:
(a) requiring the person to remove only the person's overcoat, coat or jacket or similar article of clothing and any gloves, shoes and hat; and
(b) an examination of the things.