{"id":"community-justice-centre-regulations-2019","name":"COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTRE REGULATIONS 2019","slug":"community-justice-centre-regulations-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174508,"registerId":"nt-community-justice-centre-regulations-2019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTRE REGULATIONS 2019","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nCOMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTRE REGULATIONS 2019\nAs in force at 3 February 2020\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Amount prescribed for when Director may act ................................. 1\n4 Amount prescribed for maximum determination .............................. 1\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 3 February 2020\n____________________\nCOMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTRE REGULATIONS 2019\nRegulations under the Community Justice Centre Act 2005\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Community Justice Centre\nRegulations 2019.\n2 Commencement\nThese Regulations commence on the commencement of Part 3 of\nthe Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Legislation\nAmendment Act 2019.\n3 Amount prescribed for when Director may act\nFor section 20(2)(a) of the Act, the amount prescribed is\n30 000 monetary units.\n4 Amount prescribed for maximum determination\nFor section 22(1) of the Act, the amount prescribed is\n30 000 monetary units.\n\nENDNOTES\nCommunity Justice Centre Regulations 2019 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r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub =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\nCommunity Justice Centre Regulations 2019 (SL No.30, 2019 )\nNotified 27 November 2019\nCommenced 3 February 2020 (r 2, s 2 Construction Contracts (Security\nof Payments) Legislation Amendment Act 2019, (Act\nNo. 27, 2019) and Gaz G51, 18 December 2019, p 2)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the regulations appear to remain within their expected scope of providing operational rules for Community Justice Centres. No evidence of scope creep or departure from the original intent of supporting community-based dispute resolution. However, the limited document content makes a definitive assessment impossible."},"complexity_factors":["Subordinate legislation (regulations) typically simpler than primary Acts","Narrow subject matter focused on a single administrative body","Community justice/mediation frameworks are relatively straightforward in design","Insufficient document content provided to identify genuinely complex provisions","Likely contains procedural and administrative detail rather than complex legal concepts"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set out the supporting rules for Community Justice Centres under the Community Justice Centre Act (ACT). They govern how mediation services operate, affect people seeking alternatives to court and the mediators and organisations delivering those services, and shape access to affordable, confidential dispute resolution.\n\nThey matter because they establish the practical framework for resolving community, workplace and family disputes outside the formal legal system."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations do not alter the substantive scope or powers of the Community Justice Centre Act 2005. They only prescribe numeric thresholds (30,000 monetary units) for when the Director may act and for the maximum determination (regs 3–4) and set the commencement timing (reg 2), so the Act's jurisdictional and procedural rules remain in the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (4 regulations) prescribing only commencement and two numeric amounts (regs 2–4).","Direct cross-references to provisions of the Community Justice Centre Act 2005 (s 20(2)(a), s 22(1)) — understanding effect requires consulting that Act.","Use of the term \"monetary units\" without definition in these Regulations creates dependency on external definition or indexing rules in other legislation.","Commencement is linked to commencement of Part 3 of another Act (Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Legislation Amendment Act 2019), creating an external timing dependency.","Minimal administrative discretion or procedural detail in the Regulations themselves; implementation burdens and decision-making occur under the parent Act."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set two numeric thresholds under the Community Justice Centre Act 2005. They prescribe 30,000 \"monetary units\" as the amount that allows the Director to act (s 20(2)(a)) and as the maximum amount the Centre may determine (s 22(1)), and they commence when Part 3 of the Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Legislation Amendment Act 2019 commences. This affects parties to disputes before the Centre: the Director decides whether to act and disputing parties bear the compliance and financial consequences within the prescribed limit."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: setting monetary thresholds for the Community Justice Centre's operations. There is no evidence of scope creep; the regulations do exactly what the enabling Act anticipated they would do."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 regulations total, with 2 being purely administrative (citation and commencement)","No defined terms in the substantive provisions","No cross-references between regulations","Simple, direct prescription of monetary amounts without conditions or exceptions","Total length of approximately 200 words of operative text"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set two dollar limits for the Northern Territory's Community Justice Centre, which helps people resolve disputes without going to court.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets a **$30,000 cap** on disputes where the Centre's Director can step in and take action (section 3)\n- Sets a **$30,000 cap** on the maximum amount the Centre can determine (award) in any dispute (section 4)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone in the NT using the Community Justice Centre to resolve a civil dispute\n- The Centre's Director, who decides which cases to accept\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe Centre offers a cheaper, faster alternative to court for small disputes. These limits ensure it handles genuinely small matters and doesn't get bogged down in complex, high-value cases better suited to formal courts. The $30,000 figure aligns with the Centre's role as a community-focused, accessible dispute resolution service."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/community-justice-centre-regulations-2019","history":"/api/acts/community-justice-centre-regulations-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/community-justice-centre-regulations-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/community-justice-centre-regulations-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/community-justice-centre-regulations-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/community-justice-centre-regulations-2019/documents"}}