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Acting NT Children's Commissioner Nicole Hucks calls for formal ban of spit hoods

Acting Northern Territory Children's Commissioner Nicole Hucks says spit hood bans are only being implemented at an operational level, rather than in legislation. (ABC News: Jano Gibson)

The acting children's commissioner Nicole Hucks has called on the Northern Territory government to institute a legislative ban on the use of spit hoods.

The controversial device was outlawed in the territory's youth detention facilities five years ago following a Four Corners investigation.

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