57Upon complaint summons to issue

57 Upon complaint summons to issue (1) Whenever a complaint is made in accordance with this Part a Judge, registrar or JP may issue a summons for the appearance of any person charged by the complaint or against whom the order is thereby sought to be made: Provided that nothing herein mentioned shall oblige a Judge, registrar or JP to issue a summons in any case where the application for any order of the Court is by law to be made ex parte. (2) Where a complaint is made by a public officer charging that an offence to which this subsection applies has been committed, a Judge, registrar or JP may, upon the request of the complainant issue a summons in accordance with section 22(2). (5) For the purposes of subsection (2): (a) an offence to which that subsection applies is an offence: (i) against the Traffic Act 1987 or the Regulations made under that Act; or (ii) against the Motor Vehicles Act 1949 or the Regulations made under that Act; or (iii) punishable by a fine only; and (b) public officer means: (i) a member of the Police Force of the Northern Territory; or (ii) a person employed by an authority or corporation established under a law of the Territory and authorised by or under that law to make a complaint charging an offence against a law in force in the Territory; or

Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928 11 (iii) an officer or employee of the Public Service of the Commonwealth or of the Territory acting in the course of his employment as such an officer or employee.