Note
In order to give effect to the Cross-border
Justice Act 2009, this law must be applied with the modifications mentioned in
section 13 of the Cross-border Justice Act 2009 as if this law had been altered
in that way.
For modifications of this
law prescribed by regulation, see Part 3, Division 16 of the Cross-border
Justice Regulations 2009.
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 1 December 2023
Table of provisions
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF
AUSTRALIA
____________________
As in force at 1 December 2023
____________________
An Act providing for justice in relation to youths who have committed or are alleged to have committed offences, and for related matters
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= repealed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
Youth Justice Act 2005 (Act No. 32, 2005) |
|
Assent date |
22 September 2005 |
Commenced |
1 August 2006 (Gaz G30, 26 July 2006, p 3) |
Criminal Reform Amendment Act (No. 2) 2006 (Act No. 34, 2006) |
|
Assent date |
3 November 2006 |
Commenced |
20 December 2006 (Gaz G51, 20 December 2006, p 2) |
Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2006 (Act No. 35, 2006) |
|
Assent date |
3 November 2006 |
Commenced |
3 November 2006 |
Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (Act No. 4, 2007) |
|
Assent date |
8 March 2007 |
Commenced |
8 March 2007 |
Care and Protection of Children Act 2007 (Act No. 37, 2007) |
|
Assent date |
12 December 2007 |
Commenced |
Ch 1 and pts 3.3 and 5.1: 7 May 2008 (Gaz G18, 7 May 2008, p 4); Ch 2 (exc pt 2.1, div 6 and s 127), Ch 3, pts 3.1 and 3.2 (exc s 187) and Ch 5, pts 5.2 to 5.6: 8 December 2008 (Gaz G47, 26 November 2008, p 6); Ch 4: 9 June 2009 (Gaz S27, 1 June 2009); Ch 2, pt 2.1, div 6: 18 August 2010 (Gaz S43, 18 August 2010); s 187: 1 July 2011 (Gaz S32, 20 June 2011); s 127: nc |
Youth Justice Amendment (Family Responsibility) Act 2008 (Act No. 14, 2008) |
|
Assent date |
23 May 2008 |
Commenced |
ss 3 and 4: 30 May 2008; rem: 1 July 2008 (Gaz S24, 30 May 2008) |
Cross-border Justice Act 2009 (Act No. 1, 2009) |
|
Assent date |
12 March 2009 |
Commenced |
ss 67(b), 68(2)(e), 106, 108, 114, 116 and pt 15, div 6: 1 December 2009; rem: 1 November 2009 (Gaz S59, 29 October 2009) |
Ombudsman Act 2009 (Act No. 5, 2009) |
|
Assent date |
12 March 2009 |
Commenced |
1 July 2009 (Gaz G21, 27 May 2009, p 5) |
Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2010 (Act No. 18, 2010) |
|
Assent date |
20 May 2010 |
Commenced |
1 July 2010 (s 2) |
Youth Justice Amendment Act 2010 (Act No. 26, 2010) |
|
Assent date |
24 August 2010 |
Commenced |
24 August 2010 |
Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals Reform) Act 2010 (Act No. 31, 2010) |
|
Assent date |
9 September 2010 |
Commenced |
1 April 2011 (Gaz G13, 30 March 2011, p 8) |
Criminal Code Amendment (Criminal Damage) Act 2011 (Act No. 5, 2011) |
|
Assent date |
16 March 2011 |
Commenced |
|
Justice (Corrections) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 24, 2011) |
|
Assent date |
31 August 2011 |
Commenced |
ss 3, 9 to 11, 15 to 17, 19, 20, 24, 33, 42, schs 1 and 2, sch 4, pt 1 and sch 5: 31 August 2011 (s 2); rem: 27 February 2012 (Gaz S9, 21 February 2012) |
Penalties Amendment (Children and Families, Health and Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources) Act 2011 (Act No. 28, 2011) |
|
Assent date |
31 August 2011 |
Commenced |
21 September 2011 (Gaz G38, 21 September 2011, p 4) |
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 11, 2014) |
|
Assent date |
16 April 2014 |
Commenced |
|
Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27, 2014) |
|
Assent date |
4 September 2014 |
Commenced |
|
Justice Legislation Amendment (Summary Procedure) Act 2015 (Act No. 20, 2015) |
|
Assent date |
6 July 2015 |
Commenced |
|
Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 22, 2015) |
|
Assent date |
6 July 2015 |
Commenced |
29 July 2015 (Gaz G30, 29 July 2015, p 1) |
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016) |
|
Assent date |
6 April 2016 |
Commenced |
1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34, 29 April 2016) |
Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) |
|
Assent date |
6 April 2016 |
Commenced |
|
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment (Records of Depositions and Other Matters) Act 2016 (Act No. 16, 2016) |
|
Assent date |
8 June 2016 |
Commenced |
|
Youth Justice Amendment Act 2016 (Act No. 21, 2016) |
|
Assent date |
8 June 2016 |
Commenced |
|
Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (Act No. 36, 2016) |
|
Assent date |
20 December 2016 |
Commenced |
1 March 2017 (Gaz G9, 1 March 2017, p 15) |
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) |
Parole Amendment Act 2017 (Act No. 17, 2017) |
|
Assent date |
30 August 2017 |
Commenced |
13 September 2017 (Gaz G37, 13 September 2017, p 3) |
Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (Act No. 19, 2017) |
|
Assent date |
30 October 2017 |
Commenced |
5 January 2018 (Gaz G51, 20 December 2017, p 4) |
Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 12, 2018) |
|
Assent date |
23 May 2018 |
Commenced |
24 May 2018 (s 2) |
Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 28, 2018) |
|
Assent date |
30 November 2018 |
Commenced |
1 December 2018 (s 2) |
Youth Justice Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 7, 2019) |
|
Assent date |
28 March 2019 |
Commenced |
24 May 2018 (s 2) |
Youth Justice and Related Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 32, 2019) |
|
Assent date |
9 October 2019 |
Commenced |
2 March 2020 (Gaz G5, 5 February 2020, p 2) |
Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedure) Amendment Act 2020 (Act No. 22, 2020) |
|
Assent date |
1 July 2020 |
Commenced |
29 July 2020 (Gaz G28, 15 July 2020, p 2) |
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020) |
|
Assent date |
19 November 2020 |
Commenced |
20 November 2020 (s 2) |
Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 9, 2021) |
|
Assent date |
14 May 2021 |
Commenced |
15 May 2021 (s 2) |
Territory Families Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 25, 2021) |
|
Assent date |
15 December 2021 |
Commenced |
pt 4: 13 January 2022 (Gaz S2, 13 January 2022); rem: 1 February 2022 (Gaz S3, 31 February 2022) |
Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 11, 2023) |
|
Assent date |
26 May 2023 |
Commenced |
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 of 2018) to: ss 1, 5, 16, 18, 25, 38, 41, 46, 51, 53, 55, 56B, 82, 83, 88, 89, 92, 125, 128, 131, 133, 134, 140AA, 144, 165, 167, 167B, 181, 215B and 229.
4 LIST OF
AMENDMENTS
s
5 amd No. 35, 2006, s 45; No. 18, 2010, s 89; No. 26, 2010, s 3; No. 31, 2010,
s 25; No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 22, 2015, s 10; No. 9, 2016, s 154; No.
21, 2016, s 4; No. 19, 2017, s 4; No. 12, 2018, s 4; No. 28, 2018, s 21,
No. 7, 2019, s 4; No. 32, 2019, s 24; No. 9, 2021, s 14; No. 11, 2023, s
4
pt 1
div 3
hdg sub No. 27, 2014, s 48
rep No. 19,
2017, s 5
ins No. 12, 2018, s
5
s 10 sub No. 27, 2014,
s 48
rep No. 19, 2017, s
5
ins No. 12, 2018, s
5
amd No. 7, 2019, s 5; No. 26, 2020, s
3
s 11 rep No. 27, 2014,
s 48
s 14 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No.
19, 2017, s 11
s 15 amd No. 32, 2019, s
25
s 18 amd No. 32, 2019, s 26; No. 9, 2021,
s 15
s 22 amd No. 9, 2021,
s 16
s 24 amd No. 9, 2016, s
159
s 25 amd No. 26, 2020, s
3
s 27 sub No. 32, 2019, s
27
s 30 amd No. 18, 2010, s 89; No. 9, 2016, s
159; No. 12, 2018, s 6
s 31 amd No. 9, 2016, s
159; No. 12, 2018, s 7
s 32 amd No. 9, 2016, s
159
s 33 amd No. 9, 2016, s 159; No. 12, 2018,
s 8
s 35 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 19,
2017, s 11
s 38 amd No. 32, 2019, s
28
s 38A ins No. 32, 2019, s
29
s 39 amd No. 4, 2007, s 2; No. 14, 2008, s
4; No. 32, 2019, s 30; No. 9, 2021, s 17
s
42A ins No. 32, 2019, s 31
s 43 amd No. 28,
2011, s 3; No. 32, 2019, s 32
s 45 amd No. 9,
2016, s 155
s 46 sub No. 9, 2016, s
156
s 46A ins No. 9, 2016, s
156
s 47 amd No. 1, 2009, s 158; No. 9, 2016, s
159
s 48 amd No. 1, 2009, s
159
s 49 amd No. 28, 2011, s 3; No. 9, 2016, s
159
sub No. 32, 2019, s
33
s 50 amd No. 28, 2011, s
3
sub No. 32, 2019, s
33
amd No. 22, 2020, s
8
s 51 sub No. 37, 2007, s
335
amd No. 9, 2021,
s 18
s 52 amd No. 26, 2010, s
4
s 53 amd No. 26, 2010, s 5; No. 20, 2015, s
15
sub No. 9, 2016, s
157
amd No. 16, 2016, s 10; No. 32, 2019, s
34
s 54 sub No. 26, 2010, s
6
s 54A ins No. 26, 2010, s
6
s 55 sub No. 26, 2010, s
6
amd No. 9, 2016, s
159
s 56 sub No. 26, 2010, s
6
s 56A ins No. 26, 2010, s
6
s 56B ins No. 31, 2010, s
26
amd No. 9, 2016, s
158
s 57 amd No. 26, 2010, s
7
s 58 amd No. 26, 2010, s 8; No. 9, 2016, s
159
s 61 amd No. 32, 2019, s
35
s 64 sub No. 32, 2019, s
36
amd No. 9, 2021,
s 19
s 64A ins No. 32, 2019, s
36
amd No. 9, 2021,
s 20
s 64B ins No. 9, 2021,
s 21
s 65 amd No. 35, 2006, s 46; No. 27,
2014, s 56
pt
5
div 4 hdg ins No. 11, 2023, s
10
ss 80A – 80F ins No. 11, 2023, s
10
s 82 amd No. 34, 2006, s
24
s 83 amd No. 24, 2011, s 41; No. 9, 2021,
s 22
s 85 amd No. 22, 2015, s
11
s 86 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 19,
2017, s 11
s 87 amd No. 22, 2015, s
12
s 89A ins No. 9, 2021,
s 23
s 91 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No.
19, 2017, s 11
ss 94 – 97 amd No. 27,
2014, s 56; No. 19, 2017, s 11
s 98A ins
No. 35, 2006, s 47
amd No. 27, 2014,
s 56; No. 19, 2017, s 11
ss 101 –
103 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 19, 2017, s
11
ss 105 – 108 amd No. 27, 2014,
s 56
rep No. 19, 2017, s
5
s 109 rep No. 19, 2017, s
5
s 110 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 19,
2017, s 11
ss 112 – 115 amd No. 27, 2014,
s 56; No. 19, 2017, s 11
ss 116 –
118 amd No. 19, 2017, s 11
ss 119 –
120 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 19, 2017, s
11
s 121 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 9,
2016, s 159; No. 19, 2017, s 11
s 123 amd No.
27, 2014, s 56; No. 19, 2017, s 11; No. 32, 2019, s
37
s 130 amd No. 22, 2015, s
13
s 131 sub No. 11, 2014, s
15
amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 17, 2017 s
15
s 132 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 9,
2016, s 159; No. 17, 2017 s 15
rep No. 19,
2017, s 5
s 134 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45; No. 4,
2017, s 34
s 136 sub No. 35, 2006, s
48
s 137 amd No. 27, 2014,
s 56
s 138 amd No. 9, 2016, s
159
pt 6AA hdg ins No. 19, 2017, s
6
pt 6AA
div 1
hdg ins No. 19, 2017, s 6
s 140AA ins No. 19,
2017, s 6
pt
6AA
div 2 hdg ins No. 19, 2017, s
6
ss 140AB –
140AE ins No. 19, 2017, s
6
pt 6AA
div 3
hdg ins No. 19, 2017, s 6
s 140AF ins No. 19,
2017, s 6
amd No. 12, 2018, s
9
ss 140AG –
140AH ins No. 19, 2017, s
6
pt 6A hdg ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
pt 6A
div 1
hdg ins No. 14, 2008, s 5
s 140A ins No. 14,
2008, s 5
amd No. 9, 2021,
s 24
s 140B ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
amd No. 9, 2021,
s 25
s 140C ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
amd No. 9, 2021,
s 26
s 140CA ins No. 9, 2021,
s 27
pt
6A
div 2 hdg ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
s 140D ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
s 140E ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
amd No. 9, 2021,
s 28
s 140F ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
amd No. 9, 2021,
s 29
pt
6A
div 3 hdg ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
amd No. 9, 2021,
s 30
s 140G ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
amd No. 9, 2016, s
159
s 140H ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
amd No. 9, 2021,
s 31
ss 140J –
140K ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
rep No. 9, 2021,
s 32
s 140L ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
amd No. 32, 2019, s
38
rep No. 9, 2021,
s 32
s 140M ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
rep No. 9, 2021,
s 32
pt
6A
div 4 hdg ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
rep No. 9, 2021,
s 32
ss 140N –
140R ins No. 14, 2008, s
5
rep No. 9, 2021,
s 32
ss 142 – 143 amd No. 27, 2014,
s 56; No. 19, 2017, s 11
s 144 amd No. 9,
2016, s 159
s 146 amd No. 9, 2016, s
159
s 150 amd No. 32, 2019, s
39
s 151AA ins No. 21, 2016, s
5
amd No. 36, 2016, s 4; No. 19, 2017, s
11
rep No. 12, 2018, s
10
ss 151AB ins No. 21, 2016, s
5
sub No. 36, 2016, s
5
amd No. 12, 2018, s
11
s 151 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 19,
2017, s 11
s 152 amd No. 21, 2016, s 6; No. 12,
2018, s 12
s 153 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56;
No. 21, 2016, s 7; No. 19, 2017, s 11,
sub No.
12, 2018, s 13
amd No. 7, 2019, s
6
s 154 sub No. 27, 2014,
s 49
amd No. 9, 2016, s
159
rep No. 19, 2017, s
7
ins No. 12, 2018, s
13
amd No. 28, 2018, s 22, No. 7, 2019, s
7
s 155 sub No. 21, 2016, s 8; No. 12, 2018, s
13
amd No. 7, 2019, s
8
s 155A ins No. 12, 2018, s
13
amd No. 7, 2019, s
9
s 155B ins No. 12, 2018, s
13
s 156 amd No. 12, 2018, s
14
s 157 amd No. 27, 2014, s 50; No. 19,
2017, s 11
s 157A ins No. 27, 2014,
s 51
amd No. 21, 2016, s 9; No. 19, 2017,
s 11
s 157B ins No. 27, 2014,
s 51
amd No. 21, 2016, s
10
rep No. 19, 2017, s
7
s 158 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 21,
2016, s 11; No. 19, 2017, s 11
s 158A ins No.
21, 2016, s 12
amd No. 36, 2016, s 6; No. 19,
2017, s 11
s 159 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56;
No. 9, 2016, s 159; No. 19, 2017, s 11; No. 12, 2018,
s 15
s 160 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56;
No. 19, 2017, s 11; No. 12, 2018, s 16; No. 28, 2018,
s 23
s 161 sub No. 12, 2018, s
17
amd No. 7, 2019, s 10; No. 32, 2019, s
40
s 163 amd No. 5, 2009, s
179
ss 164 – 165 amd No. 27, 2014,
s 56; No. 19, 2017, s 11
s 167 amd No. 27,
2014, s 52
s 167A ins No. 27, 2014,
s 53
s 167B ins No. 19, 2017, s
8
s 168 amd No. 28, 2011, s
3
s 168A ins No. 7, 2019, s
11
s 170 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 19,
2017, s 11
s 175 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56;
No. 19, 2017, s 11; No. 12, 2018, s 18; No. 28, 2018,
s 24
ss 176 – 178 amd No. 27, 2014,
s 56; No. 19, 2017, s 11
s 180 amd No. 27,
2014, s 56; No. 19, 2017, s 11
s 181 amd
No. 27, 2014, s 56
ss 195 – 199 amd
No. 28, 2011, s 3
ss 200 – 201 amd No.
28, 2011, s 3; No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 19, 2017, s
11
s 206 amd No. 27, 2014, s 56; No. 19,
2017, s 11
s 214 amd No. 28, 2011, s 3; No. 25,
2021, s 28
s 215 amd No. 27, 2014, s 54;
No. 19, 2017, s 9
s 215A ins No. 27, 2014,
s 55
amd No. 19, 2017, s
11
s 215B ins No. 27, 2014,
s 55
amd No. 32, 2019, s
41
ss 216 – 217 amd No. 27, 2014,
s 56; No. 19, 2017, s 11
pt 16 hdg ins No.
26, 2010, s 9
ss 224 – 225 ins No. 26,
2010, s 9
pt 17 hdg ins No. 5, 2011, s
9
sub No. 11, 2014, s
16
pt 17
div 1
hdg ins No. 11, 2014, s 16
s 226 ins No. 5,
2011, s 9
pt
17
div 2 hdg ins No. 11, 2014, s
17
s 227 ins No. 11, 2014, s
17
pt 17
div 3
hdg ins No. 22, 2015, s 14
s 228 ins No. 22,
2015, s 14
pt
17
div 4 hdg ins No. 19, 2017, s
10
ss 229 – 232 ins No. 19, 2017, s
10
pt 17
div 5
hdg ins No. 12, 2018, s 19
ss 233 –
235 ins No. 12, 2018, s 19
pt
17
div 6 hdg ins No. 32, 2019, s
42
ss 236 – 238 ins No. 32, 2019, s
42
pt 17
div 7
hdg ins No. 22, 2020, s 9
s 239 ins No. 22,
2020, s 9
pt
17
div 9 hdg ins No. 11, 2023, s
11
s 241 ins No. 11, 2023, s
11