53Arrest under warrant

53 Arrest under warrant (1) A police officer of another participating jurisdiction may arrest a person in the Territory under a warrant if: (a) under the law of the other jurisdiction, the police officer would have been able to arrest the person in the other jurisdiction under a warrant; and

Cross-border Justice Act 2009 31 (2) A magistrate of another participating jurisdiction: (a) may issue in the Territory a warrant for the arrest of a person under the law of the other jurisdiction if the person has a connection with a cross-border region; and powers the magistrate has under the law of the other jurisdiction for issuing warrants for the arrest of persons. (3) The law of the Territory does not apply in relation to the arrest or the warrant. Examples for section 53 1 A person is suspected of committing an offence under SA law in the SA portion of the NT/SA/WA region. An SA magistrate anywhere in the NT may issue a warrant for the person's arrest. An SA police officer may arrest the person under the warrant anywhere in the NT. 2 A person who ordinarily resides in the NT/WA region is suspected of committing an offence under WA law in a place in WA outside the cross-border region. A WA magistrate anywhere in the NT may issue a warrant for the person's arrest. A WA police officer may arrest the person under the warrant anywhere in the NT. 3 A person who ordinarily resides in the NT/SA region is suspected of committing an offence under SA law in a place in SA outside the cross-border region. An SA magistrate anywhere in the NT may issue a warrant for the person's arrest. An SA police officer may arrest the person under the warrant anywhere in the NT.