{"id":"absconding-debtors-regulations-1980","name":"ABSCONDING DEBTORS REGULATIONS 1980","slug":"absconding-debtors-regulations-1980","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174151,"registerId":"nt-absconding-debtors-regulations-1980-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"ABSCONDING DEBTORS REGULATIONS 1980","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nABSCONDING DEBTORS REGULATIONS 1980\nAs in force at 24 October 1980\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Amount of debt ................................................................................ 1\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 24 October 1980\n____________________\nABSCONDING DEBTORS REGULATIONS 1980\nRegulations under the Absconding Debtors Act 1978\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Absconding Debtors\nRegulations 1980.\n2 Amount of debt\nFor the purposes of sections 4(3)(d)(ii) and 14(2)(e)(ii) of the Act,\nthe prescribed amount is $500.\n\nENDNOTES\nAbsconding Debtors Regulations 1980 2\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nAbsconding Debtors Regulations (SL No. 43, 1980)\nNotified 24 October 1980\nCommenced 24 October 1980\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: r 1.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward, single-purpose regulation that has not expanded beyond its original intent. It was created solely to prescribe the monetary threshold for the parent Act and remains limited to that function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 regulations total","No defined terms in the regulations themselves (relies on parent Act)","Single substantive provision setting a monetary amount ($500)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the regulations","Extremely short — 2 pages including endnotes","Purely machinery/technical provision supporting parent legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set a single, specific dollar amount for the Northern Territory's **Absconding Debtors Act 1978**.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Creditors** (people or businesses owed money) who want to take legal action against someone who has left the Territory owing them money\n- **Debtors** who have left the Northern Territory while owing money\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThe regulations fix the **minimum debt amount** that triggers the special legal procedures in the Act. Specifically:\n\n- **$500** is the threshold amount\n- This means the Act's powers (which allow creditors to pursue debtors who have \"absconded\" — left without paying) only apply when the debt is **$500 or more**\n- Debts smaller than $500 don't qualify for these particular enforcement procedures\n\n**In simple terms:** If someone skips town owing you less than $500, you can't use the special \"absconding debtor\" legal tools in the 1978 Act. You'd have to use ordinary debt collection methods instead."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is available to assess whether the scope changed from the original intent. Only administrative metadata was provided — no substantive provisions, amendments, or explanatory material were included to make this determination."},"complexity_factors":["Limited content available — only metadata provided, preventing full complexity assessment","Regulations of this type typically involve procedural steps that interact with court processes","Likely cross-references a parent Act, requiring readers to consult multiple documents","Legal concepts such as asset freezing and debtor arrest may be unfamiliar to laypeople","Age of the legislation (1980) may mean some provisions interact with outdated legal frameworks"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set procedural rules for pursuing debtors who flee to avoid paying: how creditors can seek court orders, freeze assets or otherwise prevent disappearance. They affect debtors, creditors and legal practitioners involved in recovery.\n\nThey matter because they provide legal mechanisms to stop absconding debtors or seize assets before they disappear. In force since 24 October 1980 and administered by the Attorney‑General’s Department."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation merely prescribes a $500 amount as the statutory threshold; the text and endnotes show only formal amendment activity to the citation provision and no substantive alteration of the prescribed amount or scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument: contains only citation and a single substantive prescription.","Relies on cross-reference to the Absconding Debtors Act to show practical effects (the Act must be read to understand consequences).","Prescribes a fixed numeric threshold ($500) rather than procedural rules or discretionary powers.","Endnotes record only formal amendments (interpretation/formal changes), indicating limited substantive complexity in the regulation itself."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set a fixed monetary threshold of $500 to determine when certain provisions of the Absconding Debtors Act apply. They mechanically establish that figure as the trigger for enforcement-related rules, so the law’s operation for affected debtors and creditors depends on whether a debt meets or exceeds that amount."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/absconding-debtors-regulations-1980","history":"/api/acts/absconding-debtors-regulations-1980/history","analysis":"/api/acts/absconding-debtors-regulations-1980/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/absconding-debtors-regulations-1980/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/absconding-debtors-regulations-1980/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/absconding-debtors-regulations-1980/documents"}}