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Neve Brissenden

Police union questions legality of Alice Springs curfew

NT Chief Minister Eva Lawler has batted away concerns the Alice Springs curfew could be illegal. (Neve Brissenden/AAP PHOTOS)

The Northern Territory police union says the emergency declaration and youth curfew imposed on the town of Alice Springs could be unlawful.

The two-week youth curfew was imposed on March 27 when Chief Minister Eva Lawler declared an emergency following escalating violence in the red centre.

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