{"id":"nsw:sl-2021-0457","name":"Court Security Regulation 2021","slug":"court-security-regulation-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"457 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176281,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:sl-2021-0457-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Regulation","content":"#### 1 Name of Regulation\n\n1 Name of Regulation\n\n> This Regulation is the [Court Security Regulation 2021](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2021-0457).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.\n> \n> Note.\n> \n> This Regulation repeals and replaces the [Court Security Regulation 2016](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2016-0541), which would otherwise be repealed on 1 September 2021 by the [Subordinate Legislation Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-146), section 10(2).","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definition","content":"#### 3 Definition\n\n3 Definition\n\n> In this Regulation—\n> \n> the Act means the [Court Security Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2005-001).\n> \n> Note.\n> \n> The Act and the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Bags and containers for exhibits that are restricted items","content":"#### 4 Bags and containers for exhibits that are restricted items\n\n4 Bags and containers for exhibits that are restricted items\n\n> For the purposes of the Act, section 8(2)(a)(ii), a bag or container is prescribed if—\n> \n> > (a) the Sheriff’s insignia is printed on the bag or container in a conspicuous position, and\n> \n> > (b) the bag or container is issued by a security officer.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permissible uses of recording devices","content":"#### 5 Permissible uses of recording devices\n\n5 Permissible uses of recording devices\n\n> For the purposes of the Act, section 9(2)(e), the use of recording devices in the following circumstances is prescribed—\n> \n> > (a) in the court premises of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal with the approval of the principal registrar of the Tribunal,\n> \n> > (b) in the court premises of the Local Court with the approval of the relevant registrar of the Local Court,\n> \n> > (c) the use of body-worn video by a police officer in court premises in accordance with—\n> > \n> > > (i) the [Surveillance Devices Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-064), section 50A, and\n> > \n> > > (ii) a written agreement between the Commissioner of Police and the Sheriff and in consultation with the head of the court concerned, however described.\n> \n> **s 5:** Am 2023 (511), Sch 1\\[1\\].","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Use of body-worn recording device by sheriff’s officer","content":"#### 5A Use of body-worn recording device by sheriff’s officer\n\n5A Use of body-worn recording device by sheriff’s officer\n\n> > (1) For the Act, section 9(2)(e), the use of a body-worn recording device by a sheriff’s officer is permitted in court premises if—\n> > \n> > > (a) the use of the device is governed by a written agreement between the Sheriff and the head of the court concerned, however described, and\n> > \n> > > (b) the officer is using the device while acting in the execution of the officer’s duties, and\n> > \n> > > (c) the device is prominently attached to the officer’s uniform, and\n> > \n> > > (d) at least one of the following applies to the use of the device by the officer—\n> > > \n> > > > (i) before making a recording, the officer made a reasonable attempt to ensure the person likely to be recorded by the device was aware the device was capable of recording images or sound, or both,\n> > > \n> > > > (ii) in the opinion of the officer, there is a significant risk of harm to the officer or another person,\n> > > \n> > > > (iii) the recording of images or sound, or both, by the device is inadvertent or unexpected.\n> \n> > (2) This section is repealed at the end of 30 November 2026.\n> \n> **s 5A:** Ins 2023 (511), Sch 1\\[2\\]. Am 2024 (575), Sch 1\\[1\\]; 2025 (632), Sch 1\\[1\\].","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Permissible transmission of court proceedings","content":"#### 6 Permissible transmission of court proceedings\n\n6 Permissible transmission of court proceedings\n\n> For the purposes of the Act, section 9A(2)(f), the transmission of sounds, images or information in the following circumstances is prescribed—\n> \n> > (a) by a journalist for the purposes of a media report on the proceedings concerned,\n> \n> > (b) by a lawyer,\n> \n> > (c) by a person who is authorised to do so by or under a practice note or policy direction issued by the senior judicial officer of the court concerned,\n> \n> > (d) by a court officer or member of staff of the court concerned, including a member of staff of a judicial officer of the court, acting in the usual course of the court officer’s or member’s duties.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exemption from restriction on transmission or distribution of court recording","content":"#### 6A Exemption from restriction on transmission or distribution of court recording\n\n6A Exemption from restriction on transmission or distribution of court recording\n\n> > (1) For the Act, section 9B(2)(c), the transmission or distribution of a recording of court proceedings is prescribed if—\n> > \n> > > (a) the recording was obtained by a police officer using body-worn video in accordance with section 5(c), and\n> > \n> > > (b) the transmission or distribution is in connection with the exercise of a law enforcement function by a police officer.\n> \n> > (2) For the Act, section 9B(2)(c), the transmission or distribution of a recording of court proceedings is prescribed if the recording was obtained by a sheriff’s officer using a body-worn recording device in accordance with section 5A.\n> \n> > (3) Subsection (2) and this subsection are repealed on 30 November 2026.\n> \n> **s 6A:** Ins 2023 (511), Sch 1\\[3\\]. Am 2024 (575), Sch 1\\[2\\]; 2025 (632), Sch 1\\[2\\].","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Things required to be surrendered for safekeeping","content":"#### 7 Things required to be surrendered for safekeeping\n\n7 Things required to be surrendered for safekeeping\n\n> For the purposes of the Act, section 11(1)(d), the following things and classes of things are prescribed—\n> \n> > (a) flammable liquids,\n> \n> > (b) glass containers, including glass bottles,\n> \n> > (c) sporting equipment that may be used as a weapon, including sporting bats,\n> \n> > (d) tools that may be used as a weapon, including hammers and screwdrivers,\n> \n> > (e) personal transport items, including scooters and skateboards,\n> \n> > (f) spray cans,\n> \n> > (g) marker pens,\n> \n> > (h) remotely piloted aircraft within the meaning of the [Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-093), Part 13A.\n> \n> **s 7:** Am 2023 (511), Sch 1\\[4\\].","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"7A","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed courts","content":"#### 7A Prescribed courts\n\n7A Prescribed courts\n\n> For the Act, section 4(1), definition of court, paragraph (n), the following are prescribed—\n> \n> > (a) the Mental Health Review Tribunal,\n> \n> > (b) the Personal Injury Commission.\n> \n> **s 7A:** Ins 2021 (551), sec 3. Rep 2023 No 7, Sch 2.13. Ins 2025 (602), Sch 1. Subst 2026 (111), Sch 1.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Form of certificates of identification for security officers","content":"#### 8 Form of certificates of identification for security officers\n\n8 Form of certificates of identification for security officers\n\n> For the purposes of the Act, section 21(3), the following form is prescribed—\n> \n> ([Court Security Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2005-001), section 21(3))\n> \n> I, the Sheriff of New South Wales, certify that the holder of this certificate, \\[*insert name of security officer*\\] whose photograph, \\[\\**name/authority number*\\] and signature appear below, is a security officer for the purposes of the [Court Security Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2005-001) who is authorised to exercise in court premises the powers of a security officer under that Act.\n> \n> |  |  |  |\n> |  |  | *Name/Authority number: [insert name or authority number] |\n> |  | [affix photograph here] | Signature of security officer: [insert signature] |\n> |  |  | Signature of Sheriff: [insert signature] |\n> |  |  |  |\n> \n> Note.\n> \n> \\*Omit either name or authority number, as required.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal and savings","content":"#### 9 Repeal and savings\n\n9 Repeal and savings\n\n> > (1) The [Court Security Regulation 2016](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2016-0541) is repealed.\n> \n> > (2) Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the [Court Security Regulation 2016](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2016-0541), had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Penalty notice offences","content":"# Schedule 1 Penalty notice offences\n\nSchedule 1 Penalty notice offences\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| Provision | Penalty |\n| Offences under the Act |\n| Section 7A(2) | $110 |\n| Section 10(4) | $110 |\n| Section 11(3) | $110 |\n| Section 15(2) | $110 |","sortOrder":12}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Status Information / Notes (Staged repeal)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A provision that is designed to repeal itself on 30 November 2026 is rendered entirely nugatory by the regulation's automatic repeal on 1 September 2026. The self-repeal provision is legally inert and serves no purpose whatsoever. While this does not create a direct harm, it represents a drafting absurdity where a mechanism is included that cannot logically ever be activated.","confidence":0.88,"description":"Section 5A(2) provides that it will repeal section 5A at the end of 30 November 2026, but the entire regulation is scheduled for automatic repeal on 1 September 2026 under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989. This means the self-repeal mechanism in section 5A(2) can never operate, as the regulation ceases to exist approximately three months before the self-repeal is triggered."},{"type":"impossible_compliance","section":"Status Information / Notes (Staged repeal)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A subsection that purports to repeal itself on a date that falls after the regulation's automatic repeal date creates a logical impossibility: there is nothing left to repeal by 30 November 2026. Additionally, the self-referential nature of 6A(3) scheduling its own repeal is a minor logical curiosity in itself, but the timing issue elevates it to a genuine drafting flaw.","confidence":0.88,"description":"Similarly, section 6A(3) purports to repeal sections 6A(2) and 6A(3) on 30 November 2026, but again the parent regulation is automatically repealed on 1 September 2026. Section 6A(3) is a self-referential provision that schedules the repeal of itself and a sibling subsection on a date after the entire instrument ceases to exist."},{"type":"other","section":"Status Information / Notes","severity":"low","reasoning":"While it is standard practice to flag pending amendments, presenting a version as definitively 'current' while explicitly noting it omits operative future provisions creates potential confusion about what the actual current law requires. This is a transparency and clarity issue rather than a strict logical impossibility.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The status notes state that the current version 'does not include amendments by' sections 5A(2) and 6A(3), implying those amendments are future and not yet operative. However, the current in-force version is dated 30 March 2026, which is already past the last point-in-time version update, meaning the published version is simultaneously described as current and as not yet reflecting known future changes, creating an ambiguous legal status for readers trying to determine the complete operative law."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information / Notes — Sec 5A(2) repeals Sec 5A at end of 30.11.2026","section_b":"Status Information / Notes — Staged repeal on 1 September 2026 under Subordinate Legislation Act 1989","confidence":0.87,"description":"The internal repeal mechanism in section 5A(2) sets a repeal date of 30 November 2026, which directly contradicts the automatic staged repeal of the entire regulation on 1 September 2026. These two dates are irreconcilable: the regulation cannot both exist on 30 November 2026 (for section 5A(2) to operate) and have already been repealed on 1 September 2026."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Status Information / Notes — Sec 6A(3) repeals Sec 6A(2) and (3) on 30.11.2026","section_b":"Status Information / Notes — Staged repeal on 1 September 2026 under Subordinate Legislation Act 1989","confidence":0.87,"description":"Section 6A(3)'s scheduled repeal of sections 6A(2) and (3) on 30 November 2026 is contradicted by the automatic repeal of the entire regulation on 1 September 2026. The provisions targeted by section 6A(3) will have already been extinguished approximately three months before section 6A(3) purports to extinguish them."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available metadata, the regulation appears to have remained focused on its original purpose of governing security arrangements in NSW courts. The multiple amendments suggest incremental updates (likely adding specific courts or adjusting procedures) rather than any fundamental expansion or contraction of scope. The self-repealing provisions (ss 5A and 6A) suggest some temporary COVID-era or transitional measures were added and are now being wound back, which is consistent with minor scope adjustments rather than a change in core intent."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple point-in-time versions (8 versions since 2021) requiring careful identification of which version applies at any given date","Self-repealing provisions within the regulation itself (ss 5A and 6A), creating internal sunset clauses that add a time-layered dimension","Pending automatic repeal under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, meaning the whole regulation expires unless remade","Interaction between the parent Act (Court Security Act) and this subordinate regulation — you need both to understand the full legal picture","Limited substantive content available in the provided text, making it difficult to assess the full operational complexity of the security rules themselves"],"plain_english_summary":"## Court Security Regulation 2021 (NSW)\n\n**What is this?**\nThis is a NSW regulation (a set of detailed rules made under a broader law called the *Court Security Act*) that sets out rules about security in NSW courts. It covers things like who can enter court buildings, what security officers can do, and what items or behaviours are prohibited in court premises.\n\n**Who does it affect?**\n- Anyone who attends a NSW court — whether as a party to a case, a witness, a juror, a lawyer, or just a member of the public\n- Court security officers and staff\n- People who may be refused entry or removed from court premises\n\n**Why does it matter to you?**\nIf you're going to a NSW court, this regulation determines what security checks you might face at the door, what you can and can't bring in, and what powers security staff have over you. It's the rulebook for how courts are kept safe.\n\n**Important technical notes:**\n- This regulation has been updated **multiple times** since it was first made in August 2021, with the most recent change taking effect 30 March 2026\n- It is scheduled to be **automatically cancelled (repealed) on 1 September 2026** under a general NSW law that requires old regulations to be reviewed and remade periodically\n- Two specific provisions (sections 5A and parts of 6A) will also self-cancel on 30 November 2026 — meaning they are temporary measures built into the regulation itself\n\n**Bottom line:** This regulation is winding down and will cease to exist in September 2026 unless it is renewed or replaced."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This Regulation repeals and replaces the Court Security Regulation 2016 (s 2; s 9(1)) and preserves existing effects (s 9(2)). Compared with the prior instrument, it explicitly: (a) prescribes approved use cases for recording devices in specific courts and sets out approval processes involving registrars and written agreements (s 5); (b) introduces a specific, conditional regime for sheriff’s officers to wear body‑worn recording devices, including visibility and notice conditions and a sunset date (s 5A(1)–(2)); (c) creates exemptions for law‑enforcement transmission or distribution of recordings by police and, temporarily, sheriff’s officers (s 6A(1)–(3)); (d) lists particular items that must be surrendered for safekeeping at courts (s 7); (e) adds two bodies to the definition of \"court\" for these rules (s 7A); (f) prescribes the wording of security officer identity certificates (s 8); and (g) sets fixed penalty notice amounts for specified Act provisions (Schedule 1; s 1). These additions and time‑limited permissions change the operational scope of court security regulation by clarifying permissions, imposing specified compliance actions on visitors, and allocating approval authority to particular court and law‑enforcement officials."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to other Acts and the parent Court Security Act for definitions and limits (s 3; s 5(c)).","Delegated discretion to several officeholders (registrars, principal registrar, senior judicial officer, Sheriff, Commissioner of Police, head of court) to permit or regulate recording and transmissions (s 5(a)–(c); s 5A(1)(a); s 6(c)).","Time‑limited provisions with automatic repeal dates (s 5A(2); s 6A(3)), creating staged legal effects and review points.","Interplay between permissions to record and separate exemptions for transmission/distribution of those recordings (s 5, s 6, s 6A).","A prescriptive list of surrendered items that requires operational enforcement at each court site (s 7).","Prescribed administrative forms and identity requirements that set compliance details (s 8).","A penalty schedule tied to specified provisions of the Act, with limits on when penalty notices may be issued (Schedule 1; Application of Schedule s 1(1)–(2))."],"plain_english_summary":"This Regulation sets out specific, practical rules about security and recording in New South Wales court and tribunal premises. It replaces the earlier 2016 court security regulation and takes effect when published on the NSW legislation website (commencement). Mechanically, it does the following.\n\n- Prescribes what counts as an authorised bag or container for seized exhibits: items with the Sheriff’s insignia and issued by a security officer (s 4). This identifies who may handle evidence containers and how they are marked.\n\n- Lists when recording devices may be used in courts and tribunals. Recording is allowed in Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Local Court premises with the relevant registrar’s approval (s 5(a)–(b)). Police may use body‑worn video in court premises if used under the Surveillance Devices Act 2007, and under a written agreement involving the Commissioner of Police, the Sheriff and the head of the court (s 5(c)).\n\n- Permits sheriff’s officers to wear and use body‑worn recording devices while performing duties, subject to written agreement with the head of the court, visible placement on the uniform, and limited conditions about informing persons or the presence of a significant risk or inadvertent recording (s 5A(1)(a)–(d)). That provision is time‑limited and will be automatically repealed at the end of 30 November 2026 (s 5A(2)).\n\n- Specifies who may transmit sounds, images or information from court proceedings: journalists (for media reports), lawyers, persons authorised by a practice note or policy direction of the senior judicial officer, and court officers and court staff acting in the usual course of duty (s 6). This establishes authorised roles rather than an open permission to any member of the public.\n\n- Creates narrow exemptions allowing law‑enforcement transmission or distribution of recordings made by police using body‑worn video under the rules in s 5(c), and by sheriff’s officers using devices under s 5A, where the transmission is connected to exercising a law enforcement function. The sheriff’s‑officer exemption and related provision are time‑limited to expire on 30 November 2026 (s 6A(1)–(3)).\n\n- Lists classes of items that people entering court premises must surrender for safekeeping, such as flammable liquids, glass containers, sporting bats, tools, personal transport items (scooters, skateboards), spray cans, marker pens, and certain remotely piloted aircraft (s 7). This creates a clear set of items that court security can require be handed over.\n\n- Prescribes that the Mental Health Review Tribunal and the Personal Injury Commission are covered by the Court Security Act’s definition of \"court\" for these rules (s 7A).\n\n- Sets out the prescribed form of identification certificates for security officers, including required elements such as name/authority number, photograph and signatures (s 8).\n\n- Repeals the 2016 Regulation and preserves any act, matter or thing that had effect under the old Regulation so it continues to have effect under this Regulation (s 9).\n\n- Establishes a small, fixed penalty regime: certain specified offences under the Court Security Act may attract a penalty notice of $110 (Schedule 1; Application of Schedule s 1(1)). The schedule limits penalty notices to the kinds of offences or circumstances specified by the underlying provision (s 1(2)).\n\nWho pays and who decides\n\n- Individuals who commit the listed offences may be issued a $110 penalty notice under the Schedule (Schedule 1; s 1(1)).\n- Court registrars, the principal registrar of the Tribunal, senior judicial officers, the Sheriff and court heads hold administrative discretion to approve uses of recording devices or to enter written agreements governing body‑worn devices (s 5(a)–(c); s 5A(1)(a); s 6(c)).\n- Security officers and the Sheriff are responsible for issuing and using prescribed evidence bags and identity certificates (s 4; s 8).\n\nCompliance burden and incentives\n\n- Visitors must surrender a specified list of items on entry when required (s 7). This imposes a direct compliance action on individuals attending court.\n- Media and other users retain some access to transmissions, but that access is conditional: journalists may transmit for media reports (s 6(a)), while other transmissions may require prior authorisation in a practice note or registrar approval (s 6(c); s 5(a)–(b)). These approval steps create administrative friction and potential delay in audiovisual coverage.\n- Police and sheriff’s officers gain narrow, regulated permissions to make and, in law‑enforcement contexts, distribute recordings (s 5(c); s 5A; s 6A). These permissions rest on written agreements and statutory conditions, creating clear procedural paths for recording but also concentrating decision‑making in officials who negotiate agreements.\n\nTrade‑offs, implementation notes and timing\n\n- The Regulation relies on delegated approvals and written agreements (s 5(a)–(c); s 5A(1)(a); s 6(c)), which allows tailoring to particular courts but means practice will vary by court and depends on administrative capacity to make and manage those authorisations.\n- Two key provisions (s 5A and the sheriff’s‑officer distribution exemption in s 6A) are expressly time‑limited to 30 November 2026 (s 5A(2); s 6A(3)). That creates a sunset for those permissions and implies periodic legislative or policy review will be needed to extend, amend or let them lapse.\n- The Regulation cross‑refers to other statutes (the Court Security Act 2005 and the Surveillance Devices Act 2007) for definitions and limits (s 3; s 5(c)), so practical application depends on interpreting those Acts alongside this Regulation.\n\nNet effect in practical terms\n\n- The instrument specifies who may record and transmit court proceedings, when and under what authorised approvals; it identifies items to be surrendered at courts; it prescribes forms of identity for security officers; and it fixes a small penalty amount for certain breaches. Officials (registrars, senior judicial officers, the Sheriff and police) make the key authorising decisions; individuals entering courts bear most of the day‑to‑day compliance steps and potential penalty exposure. Where recording and transmission are permitted for law enforcement or security staff, those permissions are subject to written agreements and statutory conditions and, in parts, to an express expiry date (see s 5A(2) and s 6A(3))."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of operationalising the Court Security Act 2005. The 2023 and subsequent amendments added body-worn camera provisions for sheriff's officers and updated the list of prohibited items, but these are natural extensions of existing security frameworks rather than scope creep. The temporary nature of the sheriff's officer recording provisions (sunset clause) suggests experimental expansion rather than permanent broadening."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (9 sections plus schedule)","Minimal defined terms (only 'the Act' defined in the body; relies on external definitions from the Court Security Act 2005 and Interpretation Act 1987)","Straightforward conditional logic (simple 'if-then' structures in sections 4, 5, 5A, 6, 6A, 7)","Single cross-reference layer (references back to specific sections of the parent Act rather than complex nested references)","Sunset clauses creating temporary provisions (sections 5A and 6A(2)-(3) expire 30 November 2026)","Simple tabular format for penalty schedule with only 4 offences listed","No exceptions to exceptions or deeply nested subsections (maximum nesting is 3 levels in section 5A(1)(d))"],"plain_english_summary":"This Regulation sets out the practical rules for keeping courts safe in New South Wales. It works together with the Court Security Act 2005.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Security screening:** Lists what people must hand over at court security checkpoints (flammable liquids, glass bottles, sporting equipment that could be used as weapons, tools like hammers, scooters, spray cans, marker pens, and drones).\n- **Recording devices:** Sets out when people can use cameras or recording equipment in courts. Generally banned, but allowed for:\n  - Journalists reporting on cases\n  - Lawyers doing their job\n  - Court staff in their normal duties\n  - Police officers wearing body cameras (under specific agreements)\n  - Sheriff's officers wearing body cameras (under strict conditions including warning people they're being recorded, or when there's a safety risk)\n- **Exhibits:** Allows certain bags or containers marked with the Sheriff's official badge to carry restricted items as evidence.\n- **Penalty notices:** Sets fines ($110) for minor security breaches like refusing to surrender dangerous items or ignoring security officer directions.\n- **Security officer ID:** Provides the official certificate format that court security officers must carry.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone entering NSW court buildings (lawyers, witnesses, jurors, journalists, police, sheriff's officers, and the general public), plus court administrators and security staff.\n\n**Why it matters:** It balances public safety (keeping weapons and dangerous items out of courts) with practical needs (letting lawyers and journalists do their jobs, allowing police and sheriffs to record incidents for evidence or safety). The body-worn camera rules for sheriff's officers include a sunset clause—they expire on 30 November 2026 unless extended."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/court-security-regulation-2021","history":"/api/acts/court-security-regulation-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/court-security-regulation-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/court-security-regulation-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/court-security-regulation-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/court-security-regulation-2021/documents"}}