SERIOUS CRIME CONTROL ACT 2009
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
SERIOUS CRIME CONTROL ACT 2009
As in force at 1 July 2024
Table of provisions
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Main object of Act ............................................................................ 1
4 Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 2
5 Extra-territorial operation ................................................................. 2
5A Jurisdiction of Local Court ............................................................... 2
Part 2 Definitions and key concepts
6 Definitions ........................................................................................ 2
7 Declared organisation ...................................................................... 7
8 Control order and controlled person ................................................ 7
9 Public safety order and restriction period ........................................ 7
10 Fortification and fortification removal order ...................................... 8
11 Matters before commencement may be relevant............................. 8
Part 3 Declared organisations
Division 1 Making declaration
12 Grounds for making declaration....................................................... 9
13 Commissioner may apply for declaration ......................................... 9
14 Protected submission .................................................................... 10
15 Supreme Court may make declaration .......................................... 11
16 Notice of declaration ...................................................................... 12
17 Duration and application of declaration ......................................... 12
Division 2 Revoking declaration
18 Revocation of declaration .............................................................. 12
19 Notice of revocation ....................................................................... 13
20 Limitation on number and timing of applications for revocation ..... 13
Division 3 Evidence
21 Court not bound by rules of evidence ............................................ 13
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Part 4 Control orders
Division 1 Making control order
23 Grounds for making control order .................................................. 14
24 Application for control order ........................................................... 14
25 Hearing of application by Supreme Court ...................................... 15
26 Adjourned hearing ......................................................................... 15
27 Control order may include prohibition, suspension of
application or authority or exemption ............................................. 16
28 Form of control order ..................................................................... 18
29 When does control order take effect .............................................. 19
30 Duration of control order ................................................................ 19
Division 2 Review of control order
31 Right of objection ........................................................................... 19
32 Procedure on hearing of objection ................................................. 20
34 Variation or revocation of control order.......................................... 20
35 Notice of variation or revocation of control order ........................... 21
Division 3 Consequences of control order
36 Associating with another controlled person ................................... 22
37 Recruiting person to become member of declared organisation.... 24
38 Applying for authority in contravention of control order.................. 24
39 Other contravention of control order .............................................. 24
40 Defence and evidence ................................................................... 25
41 Authority for prescribed activity...................................................... 25
Part 5 Public safety orders
Division 1 Making, varying and revoking public safety
order
42 Senior police officer may make public safety order ....................... 26
43 Limitations on making public safety order ...................................... 27
44 Form of public safety order ............................................................ 28
45 Variation of public safety order by senior police officer.................. 28
46 When does public safety order take effect ..................................... 28
47 Duration of public safety order ....................................................... 29
48 Revocation of public safety order .................................................. 29
Division 2 Procedure for obtaining authorisation order
49 Particular public safety orders must be authorised by Local
Court .............................................................................................. 30
50 Application for authorisation order by telephone............................ 30
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Division 3 Review of public safety order
51 Right of objection ........................................................................... 31
52 Procedure on hearing of objection ................................................. 32
54 Notice of making, variation or rescission of public safety order
by court .......................................................................................... 33
Division 4 Offence, enforcement and related matters
55 Contravention of public safety order .............................................. 34
56 Power to search premises and vehicles ........................................ 34
57 Proof of public safety order ............................................................ 35
Part 6 Fortification removal orders
Division 1 Making fortification removal order
58 Grounds for making fortification removal order .............................. 36
59 Application for fortification removal order ...................................... 36
60 Local Court may make fortification removal order ......................... 37
61 Form of fortification removal order ................................................. 37
62 Service of fortification removal order ............................................. 38
Division 2 Review of fortification removal order
63 Right of objection ........................................................................... 38
64 Procedure on hearing of objection ................................................. 39
66 Notice of variation or revocation of fortification removal order ....... 39
Division 3 Offence, enforcement and related matters
67 Enforcement .................................................................................. 40
68 Hindering removal or modification of fortifications ......................... 41
69 Liability for damage ....................................................................... 41
70 Withdrawal notice .......................................................................... 42
71 Application of Part ......................................................................... 42
Part 7 Miscellaneous
72 Court may make ancillary or consequential order.......................... 42
73 Criminal intelligence ...................................................................... 43
74 Attorney-General to be notified ...................................................... 45
75 Commissioner to keep register ...................................................... 45
76 Provision of information relating to declared organisations............ 46
77 Service of documents under this Act ............................................. 47
78 Service of a public safety order on a class of persons................... 48
79 Order for substituted service.......................................................... 48
80 Delegation ..................................................................................... 49
81 Protection from liability .................................................................. 50
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82 Protection from proceedings .......................................................... 50
83 Burden of proof .............................................................................. 51
84 Acquisition on just terms ................................................................ 51
85 Annual review ................................................................................ 51
86 Review of operation of Act ............................................................. 52
87 Regulations.................................................................................... 52
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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As in force at 1 July 2024
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SERIOUS CRIME CONTROL ACT 2009
An Act to provide for the making of orders for disrupting and restricting
the activities of persons who engage or have engaged in serious
criminal activity and members and former members of particular
organisations, and for related purposes
The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory enacts as follows:
Part 1 Preliminary matters
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Serious Crime Control Act 2009.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date fixed by the Administrator by
Gazette notice.
3 Main object of Act
(1) The main object of this Act is to protect members of the public from
violence associated with serious criminal activity.
(2) The main object is to be achieved primarily by making control
orders to disrupt and restrict the activities of persons who:
(a) engage, or have engaged, in serious criminal activity; or
(b) are, or have been, members of declared organisations.
(3) The main object is also to be achieved by allowing:
(a) senior police officers to make public safety orders; and
(b) courts to make fortification removal orders.
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(4) Without limiting subsections (1) to (3), it is not the intention of the
Legislative Assembly that the powers in this Act be used in a
manner that would diminish the freedom of persons in the Territory
to participate in advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial action.
4 Application of Criminal Code
Part IIAA of the Criminal Code applies to an offence against this
Act.
Note for section 4
Part IIAA of the Criminal Code states the general principles of criminal
responsibility, establishes general defences, and deals with burden of proof. It
also defines, or elaborates on, certain concepts commonly used in the creation of
offences.
5 Extra-territorial operation
It is the intention of the Legislative Assembly that this Act apply
within the Territory and outside the Territory to the full extent of the
extra-territorial legislative capacity of the Legislative Assembly.
5A Jurisdiction of Local Court
The jurisdiction conferred on the Local Court under this Act is part
of the Court's criminal jurisdiction.
Part 2 Definitions and key concepts
6 Definitions
In this Act:
adjourned hearing, see section 25(2)(b)(ii).
appropriate means appropriate having regard to all reasonable
circumstances.
Assistant Commissioner, see section 4(1) of the Police
Administration Act 1978.
associate, with another person, means:
(a) to be in company with the other person; or
(b) to communicate with the other person by any means
(including, for example, by letter, facsimile, telephone and
email).
authorisation order, see section 49(1).
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authority includes a licence, registration, approval, certificate or
other form of authority required under legislation for carrying on an
occupation or activity.
being present at means entering or being at, on, in or in the
vicinity of.
classified information means information the Commissioner
classifies as criminal intelligence.
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police.
control order has the meaning given in section 8(1) and includes a
copy of the order.
controlled person, see section 8(3).
conviction includes a finding of guilt whether or not a conviction is
recorded.
corresponding law means a law declared by regulation to be a
corresponding law.
Court of Appeal, see section 9(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1979.
criminal intelligence means:
(a) information relating to actual or suspected criminal activity
(whether in the Territory or elsewhere) the disclosure of which
could reasonably be expected to:
(i) prejudice a criminal investigation; or
(ii) enable the discovery of the existence or identity of a
confidential source of information relevant to law
enforcement; or
(iii) endanger a person's life or physical safety; or
(b) information the disclosure of which could reasonably be
expected to reveal and prejudice the effectiveness of any of
the following:
(i) police information-gathering or surveillance methods;
(ii) police procedures for preventing, detecting, investigating
or dealing with matters arising out of breaches or
evasions of the law.
declaration application means an application under section 13 for
a declaration under section 15.
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declared organisation, see section 7.
Deputy Commissioner, see section 4(1) of the Police
Administration Act 1978.
firearm, see section 3(1) of the Firearms Act 1997.
former member, of an organisation, means a person who has
been a member of the organisation.
fortification, see section 10(1).
fortification removal order has the meaning given in section 10(2)
and includes a copy of the order.
member, of an organisation, includes:
(a) an associate member or prospective member (however
described) of the organisation; and
(b) a person who identifies himself or herself, in any way, as
belonging to the organisation; and
(c) a person who is treated by the organisation or members of the
organisation as if he or she belongs to the organisation; and
(d) if the organisation is a body corporate – a director or an officer
of the body corporate, as defined in section 9 of the
Corporations Act 2001.
objector means:
(a) for an objection to a public safety order – the person who
lodges a notice of objection to the public safety order under
section 51(2); or
(b) for an objection to a fortification removal order – the person
who lodges a notice of objection to the fortification removal
order under section 63(1).
occupation means an occupation, trade, profession or calling of
any kind.
occupier, in relation to premises, means a person who has, or is
entitled to, possession or control of the premises.
organisation means any incorporated body or unincorporated
group (however structured), whether or not the body or group:
(a) is based outside the Territory; or
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(b) consists of persons who are not ordinarily resident in the
Territory; or
(c) is part of a larger organisation.
personal details, in relation to a person, means the following:
(a) the person’s full name;
(b) the person’s date of birth;
(c) the address where the person is living;
(d) the address where the person usually lives;
(e) the person’s business address.
premises includes:
(a) a building or other structure on land; and
(b) a part of a building or other structure on land; and
(c) land.
prescribed activity means any of the following:
(a) being a Licensee or licensed employee as defined in section 3
of the Gaming Control Act 1993;
(b) being a crowd controller or security officer, or operating a
business as a security provider, as defined in section 3 of the
Private Security Act 1995;
(c) acting as a pawnbroker or second-hand dealer as defined in
section 244(1) of the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading
Act 1990;
(d) carrying on business as a commercial agent, inquiry agent,
process server or private bailiff as defined in section 3(1) of
the Commercial and Private Agents Licensing Act 1979;
(e) using a firearm as defined in section 3(1) of the Firearms
Act 1997 or carrying on business under a firearms dealer
licence as mentioned in section 16 of that Act;
(f) being a tow truck operator as defined in clause 3 of the
Schedule to the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Tow
Truck Operators Code of Practice) Regulations 1996;
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(g) carrying on the business of a licenced dealer as defined in
section 125(1) of the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading
Act 1990;
(h) being a licensee under the Liquor Act 2019;
(i) conducting business under a licence issued under the Racing
and Wagering Act 2024;
(j) any activity required to be registered under the Racing and
Wagering Act 2024;
(k) an activity required to be licensed under the Dangerous
Goods Act 1998;
(l) any other activity prescribed by regulation, including an activity
under an Act mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (k).
public safety order has the meaning given in section 9(1) and
includes a copy of the order.
reasonably believes means believes on reasonable grounds.
reasonably suspects means suspects on reasonable grounds.
registered proprietor, see section 4 of the Land Title Act 2000.
registrar means the following:
(a) for the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal – a Registrar of
the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory appointed under
section 48 of the Supreme Court Act 1979;
(b) for the Local Court – a registrar as defined in section 3 of the
Local Court Act 2015.
regulatory authority means a person or body having a function
conferred by legislation of authorising persons in connection with
carrying on an occupation or activity.
respondent means the organisation to whom a declaration
application relates.
restriction period, see section 9(2).
senior police officer means any of the following:
(a) the Commissioner;
(b) an Assistant Commissioner;
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(c) a Deputy Commissioner;
(d) another police officer of or above the rank as prescribed by
regulation that is at least the rank of sergeant.
serious criminal activity means the commission of serious
criminal offences.
serious criminal offence means:
(a) an offence for which a law in force in the Territory provides for
a maximum penalty of a period of imprisonment of 5 years or
more, other than an offence prescribed by regulation; or
(b) an act or omission committed outside the Territory that would
be an offence of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a) if it were
committed in the Territory.
Note for section 6
The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be
relevant to this Act.
7 Declared organisation
A declared organisation is an organisation in relation to which a
declaration under section 15 is in force.
8 Control order and controlled person
(1) A control order is an order made by the Supreme Court under
section 25(2)(a) or 26(4)(a) in relation to a specified person, that
prohibits the person from:
(a) associating with another controlled person; and
(b) if the order is made on the ground that the person is a
member or former member of a declared organisation –
engaging in conduct for the purpose of recruiting another
person to become a member of the organisation.
(2) The control order may also contain terms mentioned in section 27.
(3) A controlled person is a person to whom a control order that is in
force relates.
9 Public safety order and restriction period
(1) A public safety order is an order made by a senior police officer
under section 42 prohibiting a person or class of persons from
being present at specified premises for a specified period.
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(2) The specified period is the restriction period for the public safety
order.
10 Fortification and fortification removal order
(1) A fortification is any security measure involving a structure or
device forming part of, or attached to, premises, if the security
measure:
(a) is intended or designed to prevent or impede police access to
the premises; or
(b) has, or could have, the effect of preventing or impeding police
access to the premises and is excessive for the particular type
of premises.
(2) A fortification removal order is an order that:
(a) is made by the Local Court under section 60; and
(b) is directed to the occupier of premises or, if there is more than
1 occupier, any 1 or more of the occupiers of the premises;
and
(c) requires the named occupier or occupiers to remove or modify
fortifications at the premises, as specified in the order.
11 Matters before commencement may be relevant
(1) This section applies to a reference in this Act to any of the following
matters (each of which is a relevant matter):
(a) an offence;
(b) a conviction for an offence;
(c) an act or omission (including, for example, engaging in an
activity, behaving in a way and associating with a person);
(d) membership of an organisation.
(2) A reference to a relevant matter includes an offence committed,
conviction recorded, act or omission committed, and being a
member of an organisation, as the case requires, whether:
(a) before or after the commencement of this section; or
(b) in or outside the Territory.
(3) This section is subject to an express provision to the contrary in
another provision of this Act.
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Part 3 Declared organisations
Division 1 Making declaration
12 Grounds for making declaration
(1) The grounds for making a declaration under section 15 in relation to
an organisation are:
(a) that members of the organisation associate for the purpose of
organising, planning, facilitating, supporting or engaging in
serious criminal activity; and
(b) that the organisation represents a risk to public safety and
order.
(2) For subsection (1)(a), the Supreme Court may be satisfied
members of an organisation associate for the purpose of
organising, planning, facilitating, supporting or engaging in serious
criminal activity:
(a) whether or not all the members associate for that purpose or
only some of the members provided that, if the Court is
satisfied only some of the members associate for that
purpose, the Court must be satisfied those members
constitute a significant group within the organisation, either in
terms of their numbers or in terms of their capacity to influence
the organisation or its members; and
(b) whether or not members associate for the purpose of
organising, planning, facilitating, supporting or engaging in the
same serious criminal activities or different ones; and
(c) whether or not the members also associate for other
purposes.
13 Commissioner may apply for declaration
(1) The Commissioner may apply to the Supreme Court for a
declaration under section 15 that an organisation is a declared
organisation for this Act if the Commissioner reasonably believes
there are grounds as mentioned in section 12(1)(a) and (b) for
making a declaration in relation to the organisation.
Note for subsection (1)
Section 74 requires the Commissioner to notify the Attorney-General of the
declaration application.
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(2) The declaration application may identify the respondent by
specifying the name of the respondent or the name by which the
respondent is commonly known or by providing other particulars
identifying the respondent.
(3) The declaration application must be supported by an affidavit from
the Commissioner or affidavits from one or more other senior police
officers.
(4) The affidavit or, if there is more than one, the affidavits together
must include the following:
(a) a description of the nature of the respondent and any of its
distinguishing characteristics;
(b) a statement as to whether the respondent is a declared
organisation under a corresponding law;
(c) the name of any person the deponent of the affidavit
reasonably believes is a member or former member of the
respondent, or the name by which the person is commonly
known;
(d) information supporting the grounds on which the declaration is
sought;
(e) details of any previous declaration application made in relation
to the respondent and the outcome of the application.
14 Protected submission
(1) This section applies if a person:
(a) wishes to make a submission in relation to a declaration
application; but
(b) does not wish to be present at the hearing for the declaration
application because the person reasonably believes he or she
may be subjected to action comprising or involving injury,
damage, loss, intimidation or harassment in reprisal for
making the submission.
(2) The Supreme Court may allow the person to make a submission to
the Court in private in the absence of the parties to the
proceedings, their representatives and the public (a protected
submission).
(3) If a protected submission is made, the Supreme Court must take
steps to maintain the confidentiality of the submission.
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(4) Despite subsections (2) and (3):
(a) the registrar must advise the Commissioner and Attorney-
General about a protected submission before it is made; and
(b) the Commissioner and Attorney-General are entitled to be
present when the submission is made.
(5) In this section, a reference to the Commissioner or the Attorney-
General includes a legal practitioner representing the
Commissioner or the Attorney-General or both.
15 Supreme Court may make declaration
(1) At the hearing for a declaration application, the Supreme Court
must determine whether there are grounds as mentioned in
section 12(1)(a) and (b) for making a declaration in relation to the
respondent and whether it is appropriate to do so.
(2) In considering whether or not to make a declaration, the Supreme
Court may have regard to any of the following:
(a) whether the respondent is a declared organisation under a
corresponding law;
(b) any information suggesting a link exists between the
respondent and serious criminal activity;
(c) any convictions recorded in relation to current or former
members of the respondent;
(d) any information suggesting current or former members of the
respondent have been or are involved in serious criminal
activity (whether directly or indirectly and whether or not the
involvement has resulted in any convictions);
(e) any information suggesting members of an interstate or
overseas chapter or branch of the respondent associate for
the purpose of organising, planning, facilitating, supporting or
engaging in serious criminal activity;
(f) any other matter the Court considers relevant.
(3) The Supreme Court may:
(a) if it determines there are grounds as mentioned in
section 12(1)(a) and (b) for making a declaration in relation to
the respondent and it is appropriate to do so – make a
declaration that the respondent is a declared organisation for
this Act; or
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(b) if it determines otherwise – dismiss the application.
(4) A declaration may be made whether or not the respondent is
present.
(5) To avoid doubt, nothing prevents the making of a declaration in
relation to an organisation that has been the subject of a previous
declaration that has been revoked in accordance with this Part.
16 Notice of declaration
(1) As soon as practicable after a declaration is made under this Part,
the Commissioner must publish notice of the declaration:
(a) in the Gazette; and
(b) in a newspaper circulating throughout the Territory.
(2) The declaration is of no effect until notice of it is published under
subsection (1)(a).
17 Duration and application of declaration
(1) A declaration remains in force unless and until it is revoked in
accordance with this Part.
(2) A change in the name or membership of a declared organisation
does not affect the declaration relating to the organisation.
Division 2 Revoking declaration
18 Revocation of declaration
(1) The Supreme Court may revoke a declaration on an application to
do so under this section.
(2) An application may be made by:
(a) the Commissioner, at any time; or
(b) subject to section 20 – the declared organisation, or a member
of the declared organisation, to which the declaration relates.
Note for subsection (2)
Section 74 requires the Commissioner to notify the Attorney-General of an
application made under this section.
(3) The Commissioner is a party to any proceedings for an application
made by the declared organisation or a member of the declared
organisation.
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(4) The Supreme Court may revoke the declaration only if satisfied
there has been a substantial change in the nature or membership of
the declared organisation to the extent that:
(a) members of the organisation no longer associate for the
purpose of organising, planning, facilitating, supporting or
engaging in serious criminal activity; and
(b) the organisation no longer represents a risk to public safety
and order.
(5) If the Supreme Court decides to revoke a declaration, the
declaration is revoked on the date specified by the Court, which
must be no earlier than 28 days after the day on which the decision
of the Court takes effect.
19 Notice of revocation
As soon as reasonably practicable after a declaration is revoked,
the Commissioner must publish notice of the revocation in the
Gazette and in a newspaper circulating throughout the Territory.
20 Limitation on number and timing of applications for revocation
(1) A declared organisation or a member of a declared organisation
may not apply for the revocation of a declaration until at
least 12 months after the declaration is made.
(2) An application may not be made under section 18(2)(b) if any
application has been made under that paragraph (whether by the
same or a different applicant) within the preceding period
of 12 months.
Division 3 Evidence
21 Court not bound by rules of evidence
(1) This section applies to:
(a) the hearing of an application made under this Part by the
Supreme Court; and
(b) the hearing of an appeal against a decision of the Supreme
Court under this Part by the Court of Appeal.
(2) In conducting the hearing the court is not bound by the rules of
evidence and may inform itself in any way it considers appropriate.
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23 Grounds for making control order
(1) Each of the following is a ground for making a control order in
relation to a person:
(a) the person is a member of a declared organisation;
(b) the person is a former member of an organisation that is a
declared organisation;
(c) the person:
(i) engages, or has engaged, in serious criminal activity;
and
(ii) regularly associates with members of a declared
organisation;
(d) the person:
(i) engages, or has engaged, in serious criminal activity;
and
(ii) regularly associates with other persons who engage, or
have engaged, in serious criminal activity.
(2) To avoid doubt, a control order may be made in relation to a person
on the ground that he or she is a member or former member of a
declared organisation even if an application has been made under
section 18 to revoke the declaration relating to the organisation and
the application has yet to be decided.
24 Application for control order
(1) The Commissioner may apply to the Supreme Court for a control
order in relation to a specified person if the Commissioner
reasonably believes there is a ground for making a control order in
relation to the person.
(2) The grounds of the application must be verified by:
(a) an affidavit from the Commissioner; or
(b) affidavits from 1 or more other senior police officers.
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25 Hearing of application by Supreme Court
(1) At the hearing of an application for a control order, in relation to
each person specified in the application the Supreme Court:
(a) may hear further information from the Commissioner; and
(b) must determine whether there is a ground for making a control
order in relation to the person, and whether it is appropriate to
do so, taking into account:
(i) the affidavit or affidavits verifying the grounds of the
application for the order; and
(ii) any further information supplied by the Commissioner.
(2) The Supreme Court may:
(a) if it determines there is a ground for making a control order in
relation to the person and it is appropriate to do so – make a
control order; or
(b) if it determines otherwise – do either of the following:
(i) dismiss the application;
(ii) order the hearing (the adjourned hearing) be adjourned
until the person is given notice of the application, and fix
the date on which, and time at which, the adjourned
hearing is to be held.
Note for subsection (2)
Although an application may be made in relation to more than 1 person, a control
order must relate only to a single person.
(3) Despite anything to the contrary in the Supreme Court Act 1979, a
decision of the Supreme Court under subsection (2)(a) cannot be
appealed.
26 Adjourned hearing
(1) This section applies if the Supreme Court orders an adjourned
hearing for an application for a control order in relation to a person.
(2) At least 28 days before the date fixed for the adjourned hearing, the
Commissioner must serve on the person a written notice setting out
the following information:
(a) a statement that an application under section 24 for a control
order has been made in relation to the person;
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(b) a brief explanation of the effect of Part 4, Division 3 if a control
order is made;
(c) the date on which, and the time at which, the adjourned
hearing will be held.
(3) At the adjourned hearing, the Supreme Court:
(a) may hear evidence by or for the Commissioner and the
person; and
(b) must determine whether there is a ground for making a control
order in relation to the person, and whether it is appropriate to
do so, taking into account:
(i) the affidavit or affidavits verifying the grounds of the
application for the control order; and
(ii) any other evidence provided at the hearing by or for the
Commissioner or the person.
(4) The Supreme Court may:
(a) if it determines there is a ground for making a control order in
relation to the person and it is appropriate to do so – make a
control order; or
(b) if it determines otherwise – dismiss the application.
27 Control order may include prohibition, suspension of
application or authority or exemption
(1) This section applies if the Supreme Court makes a control order in
relation to a person, whether under section 25(2)(a) or 26(4)(a).
(2) If the Supreme Court considers it appropriate, the control order may
prohibit the person from:
(a) doing any of the following:
(i) associating with a specified person;
(ii) being present at specified premises;
(iii) being present at a specified event;
(iv) possessing a specified article;
(v) associating with a person who is a member of a declared
organisation; or
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(b) possessing any of the following:
(i) a firearm;
(ii) a controlled weapon, offensive weapon or prohibited
weapon or body armour, as defined in section 3 of the
Weapons Control Act 2001;
(iii) an explosive as defined in section 116(2) of the Police
Administration Act 1978;
(iv) a dangerous drug, or drug manufacturing equipment, as
defined in section 120A of the Police Administration
Act 1978.
(3) If the Supreme Court considers it appropriate, the control order
may:
(a) prohibit the person from applying for an authority to carry on a
specified prescribed activity or all prescribed activities; or
(b) suspend:
(i) any application for an authority for the person to carry on
a prescribed activity; or
(ii) any authority to carry on a prescribed activity held by the
person.
(4) If the Supreme Court considers there is a good reason why the
person should be allowed to associate with a particular controlled
person, the Court may exempt the person from the operation of
section 36 to the extent, and subject to the conditions, specified in
the control order.
(5) The Supreme Court may exercise a power under subsection (4) on
application by the person or on its own initiative.
(6) If an application or authority is suspended under subsection (3)(b):
(a) the Commissioner must notify the relevant regulatory authority
about the control order and the suspension; and
(b) the authority is suspended even if the Act providing for the
authority does not provide for a suspension of the authority.
(7) A regulation may provide for matters relevant to a suspension of an
application or an authority.
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28 Form of control order
(1) A control order must:
(a) specify the name and address of the person to whom it
relates; and
(b) subject to subsection (2), include a statement of the ground on
which the order has been made; and
(c) if the order is made on the ground that the person is a
member or former member of a declared organisation:
(i) include a statement that the person is a member or
former member of a declared organisation; and
(ii) identify the organisation and state details of the
declaration under section 15; and
(d) include a statement that the person is prohibited from:
(i) associating with another controlled person; and
(ii) if the order is made on the ground that the person is a
member or former member of a declared organisation –
engaging in conduct for the purpose of recruiting another
person to become a member of the declared
organisation; and
(e) set out any prohibitions or other terms made under section 27;
and
(f) subject to subsection (3), have attached to it a copy of the
affidavit or affidavits mentioned in section 24(2); and
(g) set out a brief explanation of:
(i) if the order was made under section 25(2)(a) – the
person's right of objection under section 31; or
(ii) if the order was made under section 26(4)(a) – the
person's right of appeal.
(2) The statement of the ground on which a control order has been
made must not contain information that must not be disclosed
under section 73.
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(3) If disclosure of information included in any affidavit would
contravene section 73:
(a) the affidavit does not need to be attached to the control order;
but
(b) an edited copy of the affidavit, from which the information that
cannot be disclosed has been removed or erased, must be
attached to the order.
29 When does control order take effect
(1) A control order takes effect:
(a) if the person to whom the order relates is present in court
when it is made – immediately; or
(b) otherwise – when the person is served with the order.
(2) If the person to whom a control order relates is not present in court
when the order is made, the Commissioner must serve the order on
the person.
30 Duration of control order
(1) A control order remains in force until it is revoked.
(2) If a court decides to revoke the declaration of a declared
organisation, a control order that includes a statement that the
controlled person is a member or former member of the declared
organisation is revoked on the date the declaration is revoked.
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31 Right of objection
(1) If a control order is made in relation to a person under
section 25(2)(a), the person may object to the control order by
lodging a notice of objection with the Supreme Court.
(2) The notice of objection must:
(a) state the grounds for the objection; and
(b) be supported by an affidavit verifying the grounds.
(3) The notice of objection must be lodged within 14 days after the date
the control order was served on the person, unless the Supreme
Court gives leave for it to be lodged after that period.
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(4) The controlled person must serve a copy of the notice of objection
and affidavit on the Commissioner at least 7 days before the day
appointed for the hearing of the objection.
(5) This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in the
Supreme Court Act 1979.
32 Procedure on hearing of objection
(1) This section applies to the Supreme Court when hearing an
objection to a control order by the controlled person.
(2) The objection does not affect the operation of the control order
unless the Court orders the operation of the order is stayed until
proceedings in relation to the objection end.
(3) The Supreme Court:
(a) must consider the notice of objection; and
(b) may hear evidence by or for the controlled person and the
Commissioner; and
(c) must determine whether there is a ground for making a control
order and if it is appropriate to do so.
(4) The Supreme Court must:
(a) if it determines there is a ground for making a control order
and it is appropriate to do so – confirm or vary the control
order; or
(b) if it determines otherwise – revoke the control order.
34 Variation or revocation of control order
(1) The Supreme Court may vary or revoke a control order on
application by the Commissioner or the controlled person (each of
whom is a party).
(2) However, an application for variation or revocation of a control
order may only be made by the controlled person with the leave of
the Supreme Court.
(3) The Supreme Court may grant leave under subsection (2) only if
satisfied there has been a substantial change in the relevant
circumstances since the control order was made or last varied.
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(4) An application for variation or revocation of a control order made by
the controlled person must be supported by oral evidence given on
oath.
(5) A party who makes an application under this section must, within
7 days of making the application, serve a copy of it on the other
party.
(6) Before varying or revoking a control order, the Supreme Court must
allow the parties a reasonable opportunity to be heard on the
matter.
35 Notice of variation or revocation of control order
(1) This section applies if a control order is varied or revoked.
(2) The variation takes effect:
(a) if the controlled person is present in court when the variation is
made – immediately; or
(b) otherwise – when the controlled person is served with notice
of the variation.
(2A) The revocation takes effect immediately whether or not the
controlled person is present in court when the revocation is made.
(3) A registrar for the court that makes the variation or revocation must
give notice of the variation or revocation to:
(a) if the Commissioner is not present in court when the control
order is varied or revoked – the Commissioner; and
(b) the Attorney-General.
(4) If the controlled person is not present in court when the control
order is varied or revoked, the Commissioner must, as soon as
practicable after the variation or revocation is made, serve on the
controlled person notice of the variation or revocation of the order.
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36 Associating with another controlled person
(1) A controlled person must not associate with another controlled
person.
Fault elements:
The person:
(a) knows, or is reckless as to whether, the other person is a
controlled person; and
(b) intends to associate with the other person.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against
subsection (1) if the association is in accordance with an exemption
under section 27(4).
(3) Subject to the terms of a control order, the following forms of
associations are to be disregarded in applying subsection (1) to a
defendant to whom the control order relates if the defendant proves
the association was reasonable in the circumstances:
(a) associations between close family members;
(aa) associations between a person who has impaired
decision-making capacity (as defined in section 3 of the
Advance Personal Planning Act 2013) for a matter and a
decision maker (as defined in that section) for the person for
that matter;
(b) associations occurring in the course of a lawful occupation,
business or profession;
(c) associations occurring at a course of training or education, as
prescribed by regulation, between persons enrolled in the
course;
(d) associations occurring at a rehabilitation, counselling or
therapy session, as prescribed by regulation;
(e) associations occurring in lawful custody or in the course of
complying with a court order;
(f) other associations, as prescribed by regulation.
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(4) To avoid doubt, in proceedings for an offence against
subsection (1), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove:
(a) the defendant associated with another person for any
particular purpose; or
(b) the association would have led to the commission of any
offence.
(5) In this section:
close family member, of a specified person, means:
(a) a person who is a spouse or former spouse of the specified
person; or
(b) a person who is, or has been, in a domestic relationship with
the specified person; or
(c) a person who is a parent or grandparent of the specified
person (whether by blood or by marriage); or
(d) a person who is a child or grandchild of the specified person
(whether by blood or by marriage); or
(e) a person who is a brother or sister of the specified person
(whether by blood or by marriage); or
(f) a person who is a guardian or carer of the specified person; or
(g) a person for whom the specified person is a guardian or carer.
domestic relationship means the relationship between 2 persons
(whether or not they are related by family and irrespective of their
gender) who live together as a couple on a genuine domestic basis,
but does not include:
(a) the relationship between spouses; or
(b) a relationship where 1 of the persons provides the other with
domestic support or personal care (or both) for fee or reward,
or on behalf of some other person or an organisation of
whatever kind.
Note for definition domestic relationship
Two persons may live together as a couple on a genuine domestic basis whether
or not a sexual relationship exists, or has ever existed, between them.
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37 Recruiting person to become member of declared organisation
(1) This section applies to a controlled person who is stated to be a
member or former member of a declared organisation in a control
order that is in force.
(2) The controlled person must not engage in conduct for the purpose
of recruiting another person to become a member of the declared
organisation.
Fault elements:
The person:
(a) intentionally engages in conduct; and
(b) intends that the other person become a member of the
declared organisation.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(3) In this section:
recruiting includes counselling, procuring, soliciting, inciting and
inducing.
38 Applying for authority in contravention of control order
(1) This section applies to a controlled person if a control order that is
in force in relation to the person prohibits him or her from applying
for an authority to carry on a prescribed activity.
(2) The controlled person must not apply for an authority to carry on
the prescribed activity.
Fault element: Intention.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for
6 months.
39 Other contravention of control order
(1) A controlled person commits an offence if he or she engages in
conduct that contravenes a control order that is in force.
Fault element: Intention.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
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(2) This section does not apply to the following conduct:
(a) associating with another controlled person;
(b) engaging in conduct for the purpose of recruiting another
person to become a member of a declared organisation;
(c) applying for an authority to carry on a prescribed activity.
Note for subsection (2)
Conduct mentioned in subsection (2) is dealt with in sections 36 to 38.
40 Defence and evidence
(1) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this Division if
the defendant did not know he or she was a controlled person and
the defendant is a controlled person as a result of a control order
being served on him or her only in 1 or more of the following ways:
(a) by sending the order by prepaid post to premises at which the
defendant did not, at the time of service, live or work;
(b) by sending the order by fax to a fax number for premises at
which the defendant did not, at the time of service, live or
work;
(c) by leaving the order with a person at premises at which the
defendant did not, at the time of service, live or work.
(2) For this Division, a control order made in relation to a person is
conclusive evidence of the terms of the order.
41 Authority for prescribed activity
(1) Any proceedings under another Act (including an appeal or review)
relating to an authority that is suspended under section 27 are
stayed while the authority is suspended.
(2) A suspension of an application for an authority or authority, and a
stay of proceedings, is effected despite any other Act or any law,
award or industrial or other agreement affecting the employment of
the person holding the authority, and neither the Territory nor the
regulatory authority that issues the authority incurs any liability
because of the suspension or stay.
(3) The suspension under this Act of an application for an authority or
an authority does not limit the power of a regulatory authority to
reject the application or cancel or revoke the authority.
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Part 5 Public safety orders
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42 Senior police officer may make public safety order
(1) A senior police officer may make a public safety order in relation to
a specified person, or a class of persons, for a specified period if
satisfied:
(a) the person being present at, or members of the class of
persons being present at, premises for the period poses a
serious risk to public safety or security; and
(b) making the order for the period is appropriate.
(2) In considering whether to make a public safety order in relation to a
person or class of persons, the senior police officer must have
regard to the following:
(a) whether the person, or members of the class of persons, have
previously behaved in a way that posed a serious risk to public
safety or security or have a history of engaging in serious
criminal activity;
(b) whether the person or members of the class of persons:
(i) are members or former members of an organisation that
is a declared organisation; or
(ii) are or have been controlled persons; or
(iii) associate, or have associated, with a member of a
declared organisation or a controlled person;
(c) whether the degree of risk involved justifies the imposition of
the prohibition to be specified in the order (having regard, in
particular, to any legitimate reason the person or members of
the class of persons may have for being present at the
relevant premises);
(d) the extent to which making the order will mitigate any serious
risk to public safety or security;
(e) the extent to which the order is necessary having regard to
other measures reasonably available to mitigate any serious
risk to public safety or security;
(f) any other matter the officer thinks fit.
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(3) A public safety order:
(a) may prohibit a person from being present at premises,
regardless of whether the person has a legal or equitable
interest in the premises; but
(b) must not prohibit the person from being present at premises
that are the person's principal place of residence.
(4) A person or members of a class of persons being present at
premises poses a serious risk to public safety or security if
there is a serious risk the presence of the person or members of the
class of persons might result in:
(a) the death of a person; or
(b) serious physical harm to a person; or
(c) serious damage to property or an animal.
(5) In this section:
serious damage includes:
(a) in relation to property – the following:
(i) destruction of the property;
(ii) an alteration to the property that depreciates its value;
(iii) rendering the property useless or inoperative; and
(b) in relation to an animal – injuring, wounding and killing the
animal.
43 Limitations on making public safety order
(1) A senior police officer must not make a public safety order
prohibiting a person or class of persons from being present at
premises if the officer reasonably believes the likely reason for the
person or members of the class of persons being present at the
premises is non-violent advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial
action.
(2) Except in accordance with an authorisation order, a senior police
officer must not:
(a) make a public safety order with a restriction period exceeding
72 hours; or
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(b) make a public safety order in relation to a person (other than a
person who is a member of a declared organisation) or class
of persons if the person or class of persons has been
restricted, within the immediately preceding period of
72 hours, from being present at particular premises by another
public safety order.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply despite sections 42 and 45.
44 Form of public safety order
(1) A public safety order must specify:
(a) if the order is made in relation to 1 or more persons – the
name and address of each person in relation to whom the
order is made; or
(b) if the order is made in relation to a class of persons – the class
of persons in relation to whom the order is made.
(2) The public safety order must also set out the terms of the order.
45 Variation of public safety order by senior police officer
(1) A senior police officer may vary a public safety order.
(2) However, a senior police officer may not extend the restriction
period of a public safety order unless the extension is in
accordance with an authorisation order.
(3) In considering whether to vary a public safety order, the senior
police officer must have regard to the same matters a senior police
officer is required to have regard to in considering whether to make
a public safety order.
(4) If a senior police officer varies a public safety order, the order as
varied is taken to be a public safety order made on the date of the
variation.
46 When does public safety order take effect
(1) A public safety order made by a senior police officer takes effect in
relation to a person when the following documents are served on
the person (regardless of whether the documents have been served
on any other person to whom the order relates):
(a) the order;
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(b) a written notice specifying the date the order was made and, if
section 51 applies to the order, setting out:
(i) subject to subsection (2), a statement of the grounds on
which the order and any relevant authorisation order was
made; and
(ii) a brief explanation of the right of objection under
section 51.
Note for subsection (1)
If a public safety order is varied by a senior police officer, under section 45(4) the
varied order is taken to be a new order and this section would apply.
(2) However, if the public safety order is served under section 78(1)(b),
the order takes effect on the date of the Gazette published as
stated in that paragraph.
(3) A statement of the grounds on which a public safety order or an
authorisation order has been made must not contain information
that must not be disclosed under section 73.
47 Duration of public safety order
A public safety order remains in force until:
(a) it is revoked; or
(b) the end of the restriction period specified in the order.
48 Revocation of public safety order
(1) A senior police officer:
(a) may revoke a public safety order; and
(b) must revoke a public safety order if satisfied the grounds for
making the order no longer exist.
(2) If the Commissioner is satisfied the grounds for making a public
safety order no longer exist, the Commissioner must revoke it.
(3) As soon as practicable after a person revokes a public safety order,
the person must serve notice of the revocation on each person to
whom the order related.
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Division 2 Procedure for obtaining authorisation order
49 Particular public safety orders must be authorised by Local
Court
(1) If a senior police officer wishes to make a public safety order of a
kind mentioned in section 43(2)(a) or (b), the officer may apply to
the Local Court for an order (an authorisation order) authorising
the officer to make an order of that kind.
(2) The grounds of the application must be verified by affidavit.
(3) An authorisation order may be made by the Local Court on an
application made without notice to any person.
(4) An authorisation order must specify the maximum restriction period
that may be specified in the relevant public safety order.
50 Application for authorisation order by telephone
(1) If it is impracticable for a senior police officer to make an application
to the Local Court for an authorisation order, the officer may apply
to a Local Court Judge for the order, and the application may be
dealt with by a Local Court Judge, by telephone under this section.
(2) The applicant must inform the Local Court Judge:
(a) the applicant is a senior police officer; and
(b) of the applicant's name and rank.
(3) On receiving the information mentioned in subsection (2), the Local
Court Judge is entitled to assume, without further inquiry, the
applicant is authorised to make an application for an authorisation
order.
(4) The Local Court Judge must satisfy himself or herself (as far as
practicable), by the oral questioning of the applicant and any other
available witness by telephone, that the case is of sufficient urgency
to justify dealing with the application without requiring the personal
attendance of the applicant.
(5) If under subsection (4):
(a) the Local Court Judge is not satisfied it is appropriate to deal
with the application, the Local Court Judge must direct the
applicant to apply to the Local Court under section 49; or
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(b) the Local Court Judge is satisfied it is appropriate to deal with
the application, the applicant must inform the Local Court
Judge of the grounds on which the applicant proposes to
make the public safety order.
(6) If the Local Court Judge is satisfied there are sufficient grounds for
the applicant to make the public safety order, the Local Court Judge
must inform the applicant of the facts the magistrate considers
justify the making of the public safety order (the relevant facts).
(7) If the applicant undertakes to make an affidavit verifying the
relevant facts, the Local Court Judge may:
(a) make the authorisation order noting on the order the relevant
facts; and
(b) inform the applicant of the terms of the authorisation order.
(8) As soon as practicable after the authorisation order is made:
(a) the applicant must forward to the Judge an affidavit verifying
the relevant facts; and
(b) the Local Court Judge must:
(i) forward to the applicant a copy of the order; and
(ii) file the order, or a copy of the order, and the affidavit
forwarded by the applicant, in the Local Court .
(9) An authorisation order made by a Local Court Judge under this
section is taken to be an authorisation order made by the Local
Court under section 49.
Division 3 Review of public safety order
51 Right of objection
(1) This section applies to a person to whom a public safety order
relates if the restriction period specified in the order:
(a) is more than 7 days; or
(b) does not start on or immediately after the date the order takes
effect under section 46.
(2) The person may object to the public safety order by lodging a notice
of objection with the Local Court.
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(3) The notice of objection must:
(a) state the grounds for the objection; and
(b) be lodged by the earlier of:
(i) the end of the restriction period specified in the public
safety order; or
(ii) the end of the 14 day period starting on the date the
order, or the order as varied, took effect in relation to the
objector.
(4) The objector must serve a copy of the notice of objection on the
Commissioner at least 7 days before the day appointed for the
hearing of the objection.
(5) This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in the Local
Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928.
52 Procedure on hearing of objection
(1) This section applies to the Local Court when hearing an objection to
a public safety order.
(2) The objection does not affect the operation of the public safety
order.
(3) The Local Court:
(a) must consider the notice of objection; and
(b) may hear evidence by or for the objector and the
Commissioner about the objection; and
(c) must determine whether there are sufficient grounds for
making a public safety order and if it is appropriate to do so.
(4) The Local Court must:
(a) if it determines there are sufficient grounds for making a public
safety order and it is appropriate to do so – confirm or vary the
order; or
(b) if it determines otherwise – rescind the order.
(5) If a public safety order is rescinded it is taken never to have come
into effect.
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54 Notice of making, variation or rescission of public safety order
by court
(1) This section applies if, as a result of a court decision, a public
safety order is made, varied or rescinded.
(2) The public safety order or variation of the public safety order takes
effect:
(a) for a class order – when the order or notice of the variation is
served as mentioned in subsection (4); or
(b) for an order other than a class order if the person to whom the
order relates is present in court when the order or variation is
made – immediately; or
(c) for an order other than a class order if the person to whom the
order relates is not present in court when the order or variation
is made – when the person is served with the order or notice
of the variation as mentioned in subsection (5).
(3) If the Commissioner is not present in court when the public safety
order is made, varied or rescinded, a registrar for the court must
give notice of the making, variation or rescission of the order to the
Commissioner.
(4) If a class order is made, varied or rescinded the Commissioner
must, as soon as practicable, serve the order or notice of the
variation or rescission under section 78.
(5) If a public safety order, other than a class order, is made, varied or
rescinded, and the person to whom the order relates or related is
not present in court when the order is made, varied or rescinded,
the Commissioner must, as soon as practicable, serve the order or
notice of the variation or rescission on the person.
(6) In this section:
class order means a public safety order in relation to a class of
persons.
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55 Contravention of public safety order
(1) A person in relation to whom a public safety order is in force must
not contravene the order.
Fault elements:
The person:
(a) knows, or is reckless as to whether, the order is in force; and
(b) intentionally engages in conduct which contravenes the order.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
Note for subsection (1)
A public safety order is not in force in relation to a person until it has been served
on the person.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against
subsection (1) if:
(a) the defendant has a reasonable excuse; or
(b) the defendant did not know the public safety order was in
force and the public safety order was served on the defendant
only in 1 or more of the following ways:
(i) by sending the order by prepaid post to premises at
which the defendant did not, at the time of service, live
or work;
(ii) by sending the order by fax to a fax number for premises
at which the defendant did not, at the time of service, live
or work;
(iii) by leaving the order with a person at premises at which
the defendant did not, at the time of service, live or work.
56 Power to search premises and vehicles
(1) A police officer may search any premises specified in a public
safety order if the officer reasonably suspects a person in relation to
whom a public safety order is in force is at or in the premises.
(2) However, the police officer may remain on the premises only for as
long as is reasonably necessary to find out if the person is or has
been on the premises.
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(3) A police officer may stop and search a vehicle, and search anything
in or on the vehicle, if the officer reasonably suspects:
(a) a person in the vehicle is a person in relation to whom a public
safety order is in force; and
(b) the vehicle is approaching, is in or has recently left any
premises specified in the public safety order.
(4) However, the police officer may detain the vehicle, or an occupant
of the vehicle, only for as long as is reasonably necessary to find
out if the person in relation to whom a public safety order is in force
is in the vehicle.
(5) If a police officer detains an occupant of a vehicle stopped under
this section only for as long as is reasonably necessary to conduct
a search under this section, that action does not, by itself, constitute
an arrest of the person.
(6) For section 112(1) of the Criminal Code, a person detained under
this section is in the lawful custody of the police officer while
detained.
(7) For exercising a power under subsections (1) to (4), a police officer
may require a person to do a specified act directed towards
ascertaining whether a public safety order has been contravened.
(8) A person must not fail or refuse to comply with a requirement of a
police officer under this section.
Fault elements:
The person:
(a) knows, or is reckless as to whether, the person who issued
the requirement is a police officer; and
(b) intentionally fails or refuses to comply with the requirement.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(9) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against
subsection (8) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
57 Proof of public safety order
In any proceedings, an apparently genuine document purporting to
be a public safety order is to be accepted, in the absence of proof
to the contrary, as proof of the order and its terms.
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Part 6 Fortification removal orders
Division 1 Making fortification removal order
58 Grounds for making fortification removal order
(1) Each of the following is a ground for making a fortification removal
order in relation to premises:
(a) the premises are fortified and it is reasonable to believe the
premises are being, have been, or are likely to be, used:
(i) for, or in connection with, the commission of a serious
criminal offence; or
(ii) to conceal evidence of, or in connection with, the
commission of a serious criminal offence; or
(iii) to keep the proceeds of a serious criminal offence;
(b) the premises are fortified and:
(i) are owned, either legally or beneficially, by a declared
organisation or a member of a declared organisation; or
(ii) are occupied or habitually used as a place of resort by
members of a declared organisation.
(2) In this section:
owned, for a body corporate, includes owned by a related body
corporate of the body corporate.
related body corporate, see section 9 of the Corporations
Act 2001.
59 Application for fortification removal order
(1) The Commissioner may apply to the Local Court for a fortification
removal order in relation to specified premises.
(2) The grounds of the application must be verified by affidavit.
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Division 1 Making fortification removal order
Serious Crime Control Act 2009 37
60 Local Court may make fortification removal order
(1) At the hearing of an application for a fortification removal order, the
Local Court must:
(a) if it determines there is a ground for making a fortification
removal order and it is appropriate to do so – make a
fortification removal order; or
(b) if it determines otherwise – dismiss the application.
(2) The fortification removal order may be made on an application
made without notice to any person.
(3) Despite anything to the contrary in the Local Court (Criminal
Procedure) Act, a decision of the Local Court under
subsection (1)(a) cannot be appealed.
61 Form of fortification removal order
(1) A fortification removal order must:
(a) identify the premises in relation to which the order is made;
and
(b) name the occupier or occupiers of the premises to whom the
order is directed; and
(c) subject to subsection (2), include a statement of the ground on
which the order has been made; and
(d) include a statement to the effect that specified fortifications at
the premises must be removed or modified, as directed by the
Local Court, before the end of the period specified in the order
(which must not be less than 14 days after the date of service
of the order); and
(e) subject to subsection (3), have attached to it a copy of the
affidavit mentioned in section 59(2); and
(f) set out a brief explanation of the right of objection under
section 63; and
(g) set out a brief explanation of the Commissioner's power to
enforce the order under section 67.
(2) The statement of the ground on which the fortification removal order
has been made must not contain information that must not be
disclosed under section 73.
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(3) If disclosure of information included in the affidavit would
contravene section 73:
(a) the affidavit does not need to be attached to the fortification
removal order; but
(b) an edited copy of the affidavit, from which the information that
cannot be disclosed has been removed or erased, must be
attached to the fortification removal order.
62 Service of fortification removal order
A fortification removal order must be served on:
(a) the occupier or occupiers named in the order; and
(b) if the registered proprietor of the premises in relation to which
the order has been made is not named in the order – the
registered proprietor.
Division 2 Review of fortification removal order
63 Right of objection
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who has been served with a
fortification removal order may object to the order by lodging a
notice of objection with the Local Court.
(2) A notice of objection cannot be lodged if a notice of objection has
previously been lodged in relation to the fortification removal order
(unless proceedings in relation to the earlier notice have been
discontinued).
(3) The notice of objection must:
(a) state the grounds for the objection; and
(b) be lodged within 14 days after the date on which the
fortification removal order was served on the objector.
(4) The objector must serve a copy of the notice of objection on the
Commissioner at least 7 days before the day appointed for the
hearing of the objection.
(5) This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in the Local
Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928.
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Division 2 Review of fortification removal order
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64 Procedure on hearing of objection
(1) This section applies to the Local Court when hearing an objection to
a fortification removal order.
(2) The Local Court must, if convenient to the Court, be constituted by
the Local Court Judge or justices of the peace who issued the
fortification removal order to which the objection relates.
(3) The Local Court:
(a) must consider the notice of objection; and
(b) may hear evidence by or for the objector and the
Commissioner; and
(c) must determine whether there is a ground for making a
fortification removal order and if it is appropriate to do so.
(4) The Local Court must:
(a) if it determines there is a ground for making a fortification
removal order and it is appropriate to do so – confirm or vary
the fortification removal order; or
(b) if it determines otherwise – revoke the fortification removal
order.
(5) If the fortification removal order is confirmed or varied as a result of
a decision by the Local Court, the period of time allowed for
compliance with the order, as specified in the order, is taken to start
on the day of the Court's decision (unless the Court specifies
otherwise).
66 Notice of variation or revocation of fortification removal order
(1) This section applies if a fortification removal order is varied or
revoked.
(2) If the Commissioner is not present in court when the fortification
removal order is varied or revoked, a registrar for the court must
give notice of the variation or revocation to the Commissioner.
(3) If a person on whom the fortification removal order was served or
required to be served is not present in court when the order is
varied or revoked, the Commissioner must, as soon as practicable,
serve on the person notice of the variation or revocation of the
order.
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Division 3 Offence, enforcement and related matters
Serious Crime Control Act 2009 40
Division 3 Offence, enforcement and related matters
67 Enforcement
(1) The Commissioner may remove or modify fortifications specified in
a fortification removal order to the extent required by the order if:
(a) any of the following apply:
(i) a notice of objection is not lodged by the end of the
period allowed under section 63(3)(b);
(ii) the fortification removal order is confirmed or varied by
the Local Court under section 64 and an appeal in
relation to the decision of the court is not started within
the time prescribed under the Supreme Court Act 1979;
(iii) an appeal results in confirmation or variation of the
fortification removal order; and
(b) the Commissioner is not satisfied the fortifications have, within
the period of time specified in the order or any further time
allowed by the Commissioner under subsection (2), been
removed or modified to the extent required by the order.
(2) The Commissioner may extend the time allowed by the fortification
removal order if, before the time elapses, an application is made to
the Commissioner for an extension of the time.
(3) For causing fortifications to be removed or modified to the extent
required by a fortification removal order, the Commissioner, or any
police officer authorised by the Commissioner for this section, may
do any of the following:
(a) enter the premises identified in the order without warrant;
(b) obtain expert or technical advice;
(c) make use of any person or equipment considered necessary.
(4) The Commissioner may seize anything that can be salvaged in the
course of removing or modifying fortifications under this section,
and may sell or dispose of it as the Commissioner considers
appropriate.
(5) The proceeds of any sale under subsection (4) are forfeited to the
Territory and, to the extent they are insufficient to meet the costs
incurred by the Commissioner under this section, the Commissioner
may recover those costs as a debt from any person who caused the
fortifications to be created.
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68 Hindering removal or modification of fortifications
(1) A person must not obstruct the removal or modification of
fortifications in accordance with a fortification removal order.
Fault elements:
The person:
(a) knows of, or is reckless as to, the existence of the fortification
removal order; and
(b) knows, or is reckless as to whether, the removal or
modification of fortifications is in accordance with the order;
and
(c) intentionally obstructs the removal or modification of
fortifications.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units or imprisonment for
3 years.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the removal or modification of fortifications
by a person who:
(a) is, or is acting for or on the instructions of, an occupier or
registered proprietor of the premises; or
(b) is acting under section 67.
(3) In this section:
obstruct includes any act or omission that prevents, interferes with
or delays.
69 Liability for damage
(1) Subject to subsection (2), no action lies against the Territory or any
person for damage to property resulting from enforcement of a
fortification removal order involving the premises identified in the
order.
(2) However, a registered proprietor of premises may recover the
reasonable costs associated with repair or replacement of property
damaged as a result of the creation of fortifications, or enforcement
of a fortification removal order, as a debt from any person who
caused the fortifications to be created.
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70 Withdrawal notice
(1) If the Commissioner decides not to enforce a fortification removal
order, the Commissioner must lodge a withdrawal notice with the
Local Court.
(2) The withdrawal notice must identify the relevant premises, refer to
the fortification removal order and state the Commissioner has
decided not to enforce the order.
(3) The withdrawal notice must be served on the occupier or occupiers
named in the order and all persons on whom the fortification
removal order was served.
71 Application of Part
(1) If the provisions of this Part are inconsistent with any other Act or
law, the provisions of this Part prevail.
(2) No application for approval is required under the Building Act 1993
for work required by a fortification removal order.
(3) To avoid doubt, the Building Act 1993 applies to premises after
work required by a fortification removal order is completed.
(4) This section is subject to section 84.
Part 7 Miscellaneous
72 Court may make ancillary or consequential order
(1) This section applies if, under this Act, a court:
(a) decides a matter in relation to a declaration under
section 15,control order, public safety order or fortification
removal order including by:
(i) making a declaration or order; and
(ii) confirming a declaration or order, with or without
variation; and
(iii) revoking or rescinding a declaration or order; or
(b) hears an appeal against a decision mentioned in
paragraph (a).
(2) In deciding the matter or the appeal, the court may make any
ancillary or consequential order it considers appropriate.
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73 Criminal intelligence
(1) This section applies to the following:
(a) an application for the making or revocation of a declaration
made to, and the hearing of the application by, the Supreme
Court under Part 3;
(b) an appeal against a decision of the Supreme Court under
Part 3 made to, and the hearing of the appeal by, the Court of
Appeal;
(c) an application for the making, variation or revocation of a
control order made to, and the hearing of the application by,
the Supreme Court under Part 4;
(d) an objection to the making of a control order made to, and the
hearing of the objection by, the Supreme Court under Part 4;
(e) an appeal against a decision of the Supreme Court under
Part 4 made to, and the hearing of the appeal by, the Court of
Appeal;
(f) an application for the making of an authorisation order, and
the hearing of the application by the Local Court or the dealing
with the application by a Local Court Judge, under Part 5;
(g) an objection to the making of a public safety order made to,
and the hearing of the objection by, the Local Court under
Part 5;
(h) an appeal against a decision of a Local Court Judge or the
Local Court under Part 5 made to, and the hearing of the
appeal by, the Supreme Court;
(i) an application for the making of a fortification removal order
made to, and the hearing of the application by, the Local Court
under Part 6;
(j) an objection to the making of a fortification removal order
made to, and the hearing of the objection by, the Local Court
under Part 6;
(k) an appeal against a decision of the Local Court under Part 6
made to, and the hearing of the appeal by, the Supreme
Court.
(2) A court to which an application, objection or appeal to which this
section applies is made, must take steps to maintain the
confidentiality of classified information provided to it by the
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Commissioner, including steps to receive evidence and hear
argument about the information in private in the absence of the
parties to the proceedings, their representatives and the public, if
the court considers the classified information is criminal intelligence.
(3) If the court considers classified information is not criminal
intelligence, the court must allow the Commissioner to withdraw the
classified information from consideration.
(4) A person (other than the Commissioner or a person authorised by
the Commissioner) must not disclose information the court
considers is criminal intelligence.
Fault elements:
The person:
(a) knows, or is reckless as to whether, the information is
considered criminal intelligence; and
(b) is reckless as to whether the information is disclosed.
Maximum penalty: 2 000 penalty units or imprisonment for
5 years.
(5) A person (other than the Commissioner or a person authorised by
the Commissioner) must not disclose classified information that is
withdrawn under subsection (3) to any person except:
(a) a person conducting a review under section 85 or 86; or
(b) the Attorney-General; or
(c) a person to whom the Commissioner or Attorney-General
authorises disclosure.
Fault elements:
The person:
(a) knows, or is reckless as to whether, the Commissioner has
withdrawn the classified information; and
(b) is reckless as to whether the information is disclosed.
Maximum penalty: 2 000 penalty units or imprisonment for
5 years.
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(6) Despite subsections (2) and (4), the court may disclose information
it considers is criminal intelligence to:
(a) a person conducting a review under section 85 or 86; or
(b) the Attorney-General; or
(c) a court or a person to whom the Commissioner authorises
disclosure.
(7) In this section:
court means a Local Court Judge, the Local Court, the Supreme
Court or the Court of Appeal.
74 Attorney-General to be notified
(1) The Commissioner must give notice of any application under Part 3
or 4 to the Attorney-General as soon as practicable after the
application is made or the Commissioner receives notice of it.
(2) The Commissioner must provide the Attorney-General with a copy
of the application (including any classified information) if the
Attorney-General requests.
(3) The Attorney-General or a legal practitioner representing the
Attorney-General is entitled to be present and make submissions at
the hearing of the application.
75 Commissioner to keep register
(1) The Commissioner must keep a register of information (the
register) about declarations under section 15, control orders and
fortification removal orders as in force from time to time under this
Act.
(2) The register may contain the following:
(a) the name of any declared organisation (or the name by which
it is commonly known);
(b) the name of any person to whom a control order that is in
force relates (or the name by which the person is commonly
known).
(4) Information contained in the register may be provided to members
of the public in any way approved by the Commissioner.
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(5) Without limiting subsection (4), the Commissioner may publish any
information contained in the register in a newspaper circulating in
the Territory.
76 Provision of information relating to declared organisations
(1) A regulatory authority and the Commissioner may enter into
arrangements for supplying the regulatory authority with information
that:
(a) is contained in the records of the Police Force of the Northern
Territory of Australia; and
(b) concerns:
(i) any organisation that is a declared organisation; or
(ii) any controlled person who is an applicant for, or holder
of, an authority under the regulatory legislation; or
(iii) any person who is an applicant for, or holder of, an
authority under the regulatory legislation and who is a
member, or associates with any member, of a declared
organisation; and
(c) is reasonably necessary for the proper exercise of any
function of the regulatory authority relating to authorities and
disciplinary proceedings under the regulatory legislation.
(2) Arrangements made under subsection (1) are sufficient authority for
supplying information as mentioned in subsection (1).
(3) The regulatory authority:
(a) must take steps to maintain the confidentiality of any
information provided by the Commissioner under
subsection (1) that is classified information; and
(b) must not disclose the information to any person unless
authorised to do so by the Commissioner.
(4) Nothing in this section limits or affects any other power or duty
conferred or imposed on the Commissioner or the regulatory
authority under the regulatory legislation.
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(5) In this section:
regulatory legislation means legislation of the Territory, the
Commonwealth, a State or another Territory requiring the
authorisation of persons in connection with carrying on an
occupation or activity.
77 Service of documents under this Act
(1) A document required to be served under this Act must be served
under section 25 of the Interpretation Act 1978.
(2) If it is not reasonably practicable for a document to be served on a
person as mentioned in subsection (1), the document may be
served by affixing it to a prominent place at or near to the entrance
to premises if:
(a) the person serving the document (the process server)
reasonably believes the person on whom the document must
be served is present at the premises; but
(b) the process server is unable to gain access to the person at
the premises to personally serve the document.
(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), if a police officer is satisfied an
order should take effect in relation to a person to whom the order
relates as a matter of urgency:
(a) the officer may tell the person the contents of the order and
advise the person of the place at which the person may obtain
the order and any document required by this Act to
accompany the order; and
(b) on the person being told the information mentioned in
paragraph (a), the order is taken to be served on the person.
(4) The police officer who tells the person the contents of the order
must ensure the following documents are available for collection by
the person at the place as mentioned in subsection (3)(a) on the
next business day following the day on which the order was
communicated (during the ordinary business hours applicable to the
place):
(a) the order;
(b) any document that would have been required to accompany
the order if the order had been served on the person under
subsection (1).
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(5) In this section:
business day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or
public holiday.
order means:
(a) a control order, public safety order or fortification removal
order; or
(b) a variation to a control order, public safety order or fortification
removal order.
78 Service of a public safety order on a class of persons
(1) A public safety order in relation to a class of persons may be
served:
(a) separately on each member of the class as mentioned in
section 46(1); or
(b) on the class of persons by publishing in the Gazette:
(i) the order; and
(ii) information about how a written notice of the type
mentioned in section 46(1)(b) can be obtained.
(2) If a public safety order in relation to a class of persons is varied,
revoked or rescinded, notice of the variation, revocation or
rescission of the order may be served:
(a) separately on each member of the class; or
(b) on the class of persons by publishing the notice in the
Gazette.
(3) This section applies despite section 77.
79 Order for substituted service
(1) If it is not reasonably practicable for a document to be served under
section 77, the Commissioner may apply for an order for substituted
service to:
(a) for a control order or a document relating to a control order –
the Supreme Court; or
(b) for a public safety order, fortification removal order or a
document relating to a public safety order or fortification
removal order – the Local Court.
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(2) If the court is satisfied the Commissioner has taken all reasonable
steps possible to serve the document under section 77 on the
person on whom it must be served, the court may, by order, direct
that:
(a) service of the document be postponed for a period specified
by the court; or
(b) instead of service under section 77, steps, as specified by the
court in the order, are to be taken to bring the document to the
attention of the person.
(3) An order of the court under subsection (2) may direct that the
document is taken to have been served on the person on whom it
must be served on the happening of a specified event or on the
expiry of a specified time.
(4) If the court is satisfied that steps specified in an order under
subsection (2)(b) have not (despite the best endeavours of the
Commissioner) brought a document to the attention of the person
on whom it must be served, the court may specify that the
document be published in the Gazette or a newspaper circulating
generally in the Territory or by some other form of public
notification.
(5) Service in accordance with an order of the court under this section
is taken to constitute service for this Act.
(6) In this section:
the court means the court to which an application under
subsection (1) is made.
80 Delegation
The Commissioner may not delegate:
(a) the function of classifying information as criminal intelligence
for this Act except to a Deputy Commissioner or Assistant
Commissioner; and
(b) any other function or power of the Commissioner under this
Act except to a senior police officer.
Note for section 80
Section 14 of the Police Administration Act 1978 permits the Commissioner to
delegate the Commissioner's powers and functions in certain circumstances.
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81 Protection from liability
(1) A person is not civilly or criminally liable for an act done or omitted
to be done by the person in good faith in the exercise of a power or
performance of a function as any of the following:
(a) the Attorney-General;
(b) the Commissioner;
(c) a police officer, including as a senior police officer;
(d) a person conducting a review under section 85 or 86.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect any liability the Territory would, apart
from that subsection, have for the act or omission.
(3) In this section:
exercise, of a power, includes the purported exercise of the power.
performance, of a function, includes the purported performance of
the function.
82 Protection from proceedings
(1) A proceeding for judicial review or for a declaration, injunction, writ,
order or other remedy cannot be brought to challenge or question
any of the following:
(a) a decision, determination or order made under this Act;
(b) proceedings or procedures under this Act;
(c) an act or omission made in the exercise of powers or functions
under this Act;
(d) an act, omission, matter or thing incidental or relating to the
operation of this Act.
(2) The validity and legality of a declaration under section 15, control
order, public safety order or fortification removal order, or a
variation of such a declaration or order, cannot be challenged or
questioned in proceedings for an offence against this Act.
(3) This section is subject to any right of appeal provided for under
another Act.
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83 Burden of proof
(1) A question of fact to be decided by a court in proceedings under
this Act is to be decided on the balance of probabilities.
(2) This section does not apply in relation to proceedings for an offence
against this Act.
84 Acquisition on just terms
If, apart from this section, property would be acquired from a person
because of the operation of this Act other than on just terms:
(a) the person is entitled to receive from the Territory the
compensation necessary to ensure the acquisition is on just
terms; and
(b) a court of competent jurisdiction may decide the amount of
compensation or make the orders it considers necessary to
ensure the acquisition is on just terms.
85 Annual review
(1) The Attorney-General must, before the end of each financial year,
appoint a former judicial officer to:
(a) conduct a review to determine whether, during the financial
year, powers under this Act were exercised in an appropriate
way having regard to the purposes of this Act; and
(b) report, in writing, to the Attorney-General on the review.
(2) The Attorney-General and the Commissioner must ensure the
former judicial officer is provided with the information the officer
requires for conducting the review.
(3) A report on a review relating to a financial year must be given to the
Attorney-General on or before 31 December immediately following
the end of the financial year.
(4) The former judicial officer must not include classified information in
the report under subsection (3).
(5) The Attorney-General must, within 8 sitting days of receiving a
report under subsection (3), table the report in the Legislative
Assembly.
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(6) If the former judicial officer considers it appropriate to report to the
Attorney-General on a matter involving classified information, the
former judicial officer may prepare a separate report that includes
the classified information and give it to the Attorney-General.
(7) In this section:
former judicial officer means a person who was previously
appointed as:
(a) a Supreme Court Judge; or
(b) a judge of a supreme court of a State or another Territory.
86 Review of operation of Act
(1) As soon as practicable after the fourth anniversary of the
commencement of this section, the Attorney-General must conduct
a review of the operation and effectiveness of this Act.
(2) The Attorney-General, or any person conducting the review on
behalf of the Attorney-General, must maintain the confidentiality of
classified information provided to the Attorney-General or other
person.
(3) The Attorney-General must prepare a report based on the review
and, within 8 sitting days after the report is prepared, table the
report in the Legislative Assembly.
87 Regulations
The Administrator may make regulations under this Act.
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Serious Crime Control Act 2009 (Act No. 32, 2009)
Assent date 11 November 2009
Commenced 1 December 2011 (Gaz S69, 1 December 2011)
Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40,
2010)
Assent date 18 November 2010
Commenced 1 March 2011 (Gaz G7, 16 February 2011, p 4)
Serious Crime Control Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 36, 2011)
Assent date 30 November 2011
Commenced 1 December 2011 (Gaz S69, 1 December 2011)
Advance Personal Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2013 (Act No. 36, 2013)
Assent date 19 December 2013
Commenced pt 3: 5 February 2014 (Gaz G5, 5 February 2014, p 2);
rem: 17 March 2014 (Gaz S14, 17 March 2014)
Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (Gaz S34, 29 April 2016)
Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)
Assent date 10 March 2017
Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)
Liquor Act 2019 (Act No. 29, 2019)
Assent date 3 September 2019
Commenced 1 October 2019 (Gaz G39, 25 September 2019, p 2)
Racing and Wagering Act 2024 (Act No. 8, 2024)
Assent date 9 April 2024
Commenced 1 July 2024 (Gaz G13, 20 June 2024, p 1)
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ENDNOTES
Serious Crime Control Act 2009 54
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 6, 25, 27, 31, 36, 51, 63,
67, 71, 77 and 80.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 4 hdg amd No. 4, 2017, s 34
s 5A ins No. 9, 2016, s 145
s 6 amd No. 36, 2011, s 4; No. 9, 2016, s 146, No. 29, 2019, s 410; No. 8, 2024,
s 335
s 7 amd No. 36, 2011, s 18
s 10 amd No. 9, 2016, s 146
pt 3 hdg sub No. 36, 2011, s 5
pt 3
div 1 hdg sub No. 36, 2011, s 5
s 12 sub No. 36, 2011, s 5
pt 3
div 2 hdg rep No. 36, 2011, s 5
ss 13 – 17 sub No. 36, 2011, s 5
pt 3
div 3 hdg rep No. 36, 2011, s 5
pt 3
div 2 hdg ins No. 36, 2011, s 5
ss 18 – 20 sub No. 36, 2011, s 5
pt 3
div 3 hdg ins No. 36, 2011, s 5
s 21 sub No. 36, 2011, s 5
s 22 rep No. 36, 2011, s 5
s 23 amd No. 36, 2011, s 6
s 25 amd No. 36, 2011, s 7
s 28 amd No. 36, 2011, s 18
s 30 amd No. 36, 2011, s 8
s 33 rep No. 36, 2011, s 9
s 35 amd No. 36, 2011, s 10
s 36 amd No. 36, 2013, s 139
ss 49 – 52 amd No. 9, 2016, s 146
s 53 rep No. 36, 2011, s 11
s 54 amd No. 36, 2011, s 18
s 59 amd No. 9, 2016, s 146
s 60 amd No. 36, 2011, s 12; No. 9, 2016, s 146
s 61 amd No. 9, 2016, s 146
s 63 amd No. 9, 2016, s 146
s 64 amd No. 36, 2011, s 18; No. 9, 2016, s 146
s 65 rep No. 36, 2011, s 13
s 66 amd No. 36, 2011, s 18
s 67 amd No. 36, 2011, s 18; No. 9, 2016, s 146
s 70 amd No. 9, 2016, s 146
s 72 amd No. 36, 2011, s 18
s 73 amd No. 36, 2011, s 14; No. 9, 2016, s 146
s 75 amd No. 36, 2011, s 15
s 79 amd No. 9, 2016, s 146
s 82 amd No. 36, 2011, s 16
s 85 amd No. 36, 2011, s 17; No. 9, 2016, s 146
pt 8 hdg exp No. 32, 2009, s 91
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Serious Crime Control Act 2009 55
s 89 amd No. 40, 2010, s 118
exp No. 32, 2009, s 91
ss 90 – 91 exp No. 32, 2009, s 91
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