{"id":"nsw:sl-2026-0149","name":"Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Regulation 2026","slug":"crimes-interstate-transfer-of-community-based-sentences-regulation-2026","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"149 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":389334,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:sl-2026-0149-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-10","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 [Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Regulation 2026](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2026-0149).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This regulation commences on the day on which this regulation is published on the NSW legislation website.\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> This regulation repeals and replaces the [Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Regulation 2020](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2020-0239), which would otherwise be repealed on 1 September 2026 by the [Subordinate Legislation Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-146), section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 [Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Act 2004](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2004-072).\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":"Participating jurisdiction","content":"#### 4 Participating jurisdiction\n\n4 Participating jurisdiction\n\n> For the Act, section 8(3), the Australian Capital Territory is declared to be a participating jurisdiction.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Required details for registration of interstate sentences","content":"#### 5 Required details for registration of interstate sentences\n\n5 Required details for registration of interstate sentences\n\n> For the Act, section 22(3), definition of required details, the following details are prescribed—\n> \n> > (a) the following details of the offender—\n> > \n> > > (i) name,\n> > \n> > > (ii) known aliases,\n> > \n> > > (iii) date of birth,\n> \n> > (b) the following details about the offender’s interstate sentence—\n> > \n> > > (i) name or kind of sentence,\n> > \n> > > (ii) name or kind of corresponding sentence in New South Wales,\n> > \n> > > (iii) length of sentence,\n> > \n> > > (iv) start date and end date of sentence,\n> > \n> > > (v) date when offender first reported for sentence in participating jurisdiction,\n> > \n> > > (vi) remaining period of sentence to be served in New South Wales,\n> > \n> > > (vii) sentence history, including appeals and registrations in other participating jurisdictions.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal and savings","content":"#### 6 Repeal and savings\n\n6 Repeal and savings\n\n> > (1) The [Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Regulation 2020](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2020-0239) is repealed.\n> \n> > (2) An act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the [Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Regulation 2020](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2020-0239), had effect under that regulation continues to have effect under this regulation.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation maintains the same narrow, technical scope as its predecessor. It performs the same functions: declaring participating jurisdictions and prescribing administrative details for sentence registration. There is no expansion of purpose or substantive change in coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 6 operative provisions","Minimal defined terms — only 'the Act' is defined in the regulation itself","No nested conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward declarative provisions (declaring ACT as participating, listing prescribed details)","Simple repeal and savings clause with standard continuity provision","Heavy reliance on external legislation (the 2004 Act) for substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This short 2026 regulation updates the rules that let community-based sentences (parole, bonds, community service) transfer between NSW and other jurisdictions. It formally keeps the ACT in the scheme, replaces the 2020 rules, and specifies the required registration details so an interstate sentence is recognised and enforced in NSW.\n\nIt affects offenders moving between NSW and the ACT and the corrections and court staff who manage transfers — ensuring supervision and obligations continue across borders."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No material expansion of substantive scope is evident in the text. The regulation repeals and replaces the 2020 regulation but preserves prior effects (s6), declares the ACT a participating jurisdiction (s4) and prescribes the specific registration details required (s5); it primarily restates and consolidates administrative requirements rather than widening the law's reach."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument with few provisions (commencement, definition, participating jurisdiction, required details, repeal and savings).","Prescriptive list of required registration data (s5) that creates specific compliance steps for agencies and offenders.","Cross-references to the principal Act and the Interpretation Act for definitions and application (s3), requiring users to consult multiple instruments.","Immediate commencement on publication (s2) creates a short implementation window for administrative systems.","Repeal and savings clause (s6) preserves existing effects, requiring legal and operational reconciliation with the prior regulation."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation replaces the 2020 regulation and sets how interstate community‑based sentences are registered and recognised in New South Wales. It declares the Australian Capital Territory a participating jurisdiction and prescribes the minimum offender and sentence information required for registration. It affects offenders subject to interstate community sentences and the agencies that register and supervise them; it matters because it fixes the administrative data (identity, sentence type, dates, remaining period and history) that agencies must collect to recognise and enforce those sentences in NSW."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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