Cross-border Justice Act 2009
33Arrest under warrant
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33 Arrest under warrant (1) A police officer of the Territory may arrest a person in another participating jurisdiction under a warrant if: (a) under the law of the Territory, the police officer would have been able to arrest the person in the Territory under a warrant; and
Cross-border Justice Act 2009 21 (2) A Local Court Judge of the Territory: (a) may issue in another participating jurisdiction a warrant for the arrest of a person under the law of the Territory if the person has a connection with a cross-border region; and (b) for that purpose, may exercise in the other jurisdiction any of the powers the Local Court Judge has under the law of the Territory for issuing warrants for the arrest of persons. in relation to the arrest and the warrant. Examples for section 33 1 A person is suspected of committing an offence under NT law in the NT portion of the NT/SA/WA region. An NT Local Court Judge anywhere in the NT, SA or WA may issue a warrant for the person's arrest. An NT police officer may arrest the person under the warrant anywhere in the NT, SA or WA. 2 A person who ordinarily resides in the NT/SA region is suspected of committing an offence under NT law at a place in the NT outside the cross-border region. An NT Local Court Judge anywhere in the NT or SA may issue a warrant for the person's arrest. An NT Local Court Judge in WA cannot issue a warrant. An NT police officer may arrest the person under the warrant anywhere in the NT or SA but not in WA. 3 A person who ordinarily resides in the NT/WA region is suspected of committing an offence under NT law in the NT portion of the NT/SA region. An NT Local Court Judge anywhere in the NT, SA or WA may issue a warrant for the person's arrest. An NT police officer may arrest the person under the warrant anywhere in the NT, SA or WA.