Cross-border Justice Act 2009
59Powers that may be exercised in Territory
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59 Powers that may be exercised in Territory (1) Subsection (3) applies if a police officer of another participating jurisdiction has required a person in a part of the other jurisdiction that is in a cross-border region to provide a sample of the person's breath or oral fluid for a preliminary alcohol or drug test under the other jurisdiction's drink or drug-driving laws. (2) Subsection (3) applies if: (a) a police officer of another participating jurisdiction suspects a person of having committed, or has alleged that a person has committed, a drink or drug-driving offence under the law of the other jurisdiction; and (3) Subject to section 60, a police officer of the other jurisdiction may exercise in the Territory any of the powers the police officer has under the other jurisdiction's drink or drug-driving laws in relation to the person.