{"id":"a-2026-6","name":"Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026","slug":"crimes-legislation-amendment-act-2026","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"6 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":55266,"registerId":"act-a-2026-6-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026","content":"J2025-162\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes Legislation Amendment\nAct 2026\nA2026-6\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of Act 2\n2 Commencement 2\n3 Legislation amended 2\n4 Legislation repealed 2\nPart 2 Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003\n5 Review of unexplained wealth provisions\nSection 258A (1) (a) 3\n6 Section 258A (1) (b) 3\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 Section 258A (2) 3\nPart 3 Corrections Management Act 2007\n8 Exclusions from notified corrections policies and operating procedures\nSection 15 (2) (b) (v) and (vi) 4\n9 Access to correctional centres\nSection 56A 4\n10 Dictionary, definition of accredited person, paragraphs (e) and (f) 4\n11 Dictionary, definition of protected mail, paragraphs (d) and (e) 4\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\n12 Registrable offender—exceptions\nSection 9 (1) (c), note 5\n13 Section 9 (2) 5\n14 What is a registrable offence?\nNew section 10 (4) 6\n15 Right to privacy when being photographed\nSection 79 (1) (b) 6\n16 Section 79 (3) 6\n17 What is child-related employment?\nSection 124 (1) (t) 7\n18 Definitions—ch 5A\nSection 132A, definition of application 7\n19 Registration of corresponding prohibition order—no amendment\nSection 132N (1) (b) 7\n20 Registration of corresponding prohibition order—with amendment\nSection 132P (1) (b) (i) 7\n21 Class 1 offences\nSchedule 1 heading, reference 8\n22 Schedule 1, part 1.1, items 9 to 12 8\n23 Schedule 1, part 1.1, items 14 and 15 8\n24 Schedule 1, part 1.2, items 1 to 9 9\n25 Schedule 2 10\nPart 5 Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004\n26 Section 68 23\n\nContents\nPage\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 contents 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n27 Dictionary, note 2 24\n28 Dictionary, note 2 24\nPart 6 Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005\n29 Section 173 25\n30 Appointment of board members\nSection 174 (1) (c) 25\n31 Section 174 (3) 25\n32 Conditions of appointment of board members\nSection 175 25\n33 Delegation by chief police officer\nSection 179A 26\nPart 7 Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005\n34 Pre-sentence reports—order\nNew section 41 (1) (aa) 27\n35 Section 41 (3) 27\n36 New sections 43A and 43B 27\nPart 8 Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act\n1991\n37 Relationship to other provisions of this Act\nSection 4AN 30\n38 Admissibility of recording of evidence of dangerously ill person\nSection 94 (1) (b) (i) and (ii) 30\nPart 9 Magistrates Court Act 1930\n39 Definitions for pt 3.8\nSection 117 (1), definition of responsible director-general 31\n40 Additional information in infringement notices\nSection 122 (1) (d) 31\n41 Section 122 (1) (i) 31\n42 Section 122 (2) (c) 31\n43 Section 123 heading 32\n44 New section 123 (ca) 32\n45 Section 124 heading 32\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 4 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n46 Section 124 (1) 32\n47 Extension of time—guidelines\nSection 124A (1) 33\n48 Section 125 heading 33\n49 Section 125 (1) (a) (ii) 33\n50 Section 125 (1) (a) (iii) 33\n51 Section 125 (1) (b) (ii) 34\n52 Application for withdrawal of infringement notice\nNew section 126 (3) and (4) 34\n53 Withdrawal of infringement notice\nSection 127 (4) (c) 35\n54 Additional information in reminder notices\nSection 131 (1) (e) 35\n55 Section 131 (1) (e) (iv) 36\n56 Section 131 (1) (j) 36\n57 Section 131 (3), definition of the required time 36\n58 Section 131 (3), definition of the required time, paragraph (b) 36\n59 Section 131 (3), definition of the required time, paragraph (c) (ii) 37\n60 Application for infringement notice management plan or addition to\nplan—decision\nSection 131AB (4) 37\n61 Section 131AC heading 37\n62 Section 131AC etc 37\n63 Procedure if liability disputed\nSection 134 (4) 38\n64 New division 3.8.4A 38\n65 Section 134A 41\n66 Dictionary, note 2 42\n67 Dictionary, new definitions 42\n68 Dictionary, definition of responsible director-general 43\n69 Dictionary, new definition of reviewable infringement decision 43\nPart 10 Mental Health Act 2015\n70 Disclosures to registered affected people\nSection 134 (2) (d) 44\n\nContents\nPage\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 contents 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n71 New section 175A 44\n72 Review of detention under court order\nSection 180 (3) (f) 44\n73 Section 180 (4) 45\n74 Section 181 45\n75 Review of conditions of release\nSection 182 (1) to (3), except note 46\n76 Section 182 (4) 47\n77 Notice of hearing\nSection 188 (3) (f) 47\n78 Powers of entry and apprehension\nNew section 263 (1) (ja) 47\n79 Powers of search and seizure\nNew section 264 (1) (oa) 47\n80 Dictionary, new definition of conditional release order 48\n81 New chapter 21 48\nPart 11 Victims of Crime Act 1994\n82 Section 29A and note 51\n\n\n\nJ2025-162\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes Legislation Amendment\nAct 2026\nA2026-6\nAn Act to amend legislation about crimes, and for other purposes\nThe Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\nSection 1\npage 2 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of Act\nThis Act is the Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026.\n2 Commencement\n(1) This Act (other than section 17) commences on the 14th day after its\nnotification day.\nNote The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on\nthe notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).\n(2) Section 17 commences 6 months after this Act’s notification day.\n3 Legislation amended\nThis Act amends the following legislation:\n• Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003\n• Corrections Management Act 2007\n• Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\n• Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004\n• Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005\n• Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005\n• Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991\n• Magistrates Court Act 1930\n• Mental Health Act 2015\n• Victims of Crime Act 1994.\n4 Legislation repealed\nThe Crimes (Sentence Administration) (Sentence Administration\nBoard) Appointment 2024 (No 2) (DI2024-266) is repealed.\n\nConfiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003 Part 2\nSection 5\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2 Confiscation of Criminal Assets\nAct 2003\n5 Review of unexplained wealth provisions\nSection 258A (1) (a)\nomit\n3 August 2025\nsubstitute\n3 August 2027\n6 Section 258A (1) (b)\nomit\n3 August 2026\nsubstitute\n3 August 2028\n7 Section 258A (2)\nomit\n3 August 2027\nsubstitute\n3 August 2029\n\nPart 3 Corrections Management Act 2007\nSection 8\npage 4 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3 Corrections Management\nAct 2007\n8 Exclusions from notified corrections policies and\noperating procedures\nSection 15 (2) (b) (v) and (vi)\nsubstitute\n(v) a commissioner exercising functions under the Human\nRights Commission Act 2005;\n9 Access to correctional centres\nSection 56A\nomit\nThe human rights commissioner\nsubstitute\nA commissioner exercising functions under the Human Rights\nCommission Act 2005\n10 Dictionary, definition of accredited person,\nparagraphs (e) and (f)\nsubstitute\n(e) a commissioner exercising functions under the Human Rights\nCommission Act 2005;\n11 Dictionary, definition of protected mail,\nparagraphs (d) and (e)\nsubstitute\n(d) a commissioner exercising functions under the Human Rights\nCommission Act 2005;\n\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 Part 4\nSection 12\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders)\nAct 2005\n12 Registrable offender—exceptions\nSection 9 (1) (c), note\nsubstitute\nNote The offence mentioned in—\n• sch 2, pt 2.1, item 3 is against the Crimes Act 1900, s 61 (1)\n(Acts of indecency with young people) for an act of indecency\non, or in the presence of, a person under 10 years old\n• sch 2, pt 2.1, item 4 is against the Crimes Act 1900, s 61 (3)\n(Acts of indecency with young people) for an act of indecency\non, or in the presence of, a person under 16 years old\n• sch 2, pt 2.1, item 10 is against the Crimes Act 1900, s 65 (1)\n(Possessing child exploitation material).\n13 Section 9 (2)\nomit\nitem 15\nsubstitute\nitem 16\n\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nSection 14\npage 6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n14 What is a registrable offence?\nNew section 10 (4)\ninsert\n(4) A reference in this Act to a class 1 offence or class 2 offence includes\na reference to a previous form of the offence, despite it having been\namended, or repealed and remade, if it is the same in substance as the\nclass 1 offence or class 2 offence.\nNote 1 See also the Legislation Act, s 102 (References to laws include references\nto laws as in force from time to time).\nNote 2 For a territory law, see also the Legislation Act, s 96 (Relocated\nprovisions), s 147 (Changes of drafting practice not to affect meaning)\nand dict, pt 1, def amend.\n15 Right to privacy when being photographed\nSection 79 (1) (b)\nbefore\nby a person\ninsert\nas far as practicable,\n16 Section 79 (3)\nafter\nmust\ninsert\n, as far as practicable,\n\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 Part 4\nSection 17\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n17 What is child-related employment?\nSection 124 (1) (t)\nomit\n, provided by Legal Aid ACT\n18 Definitions—ch 5A\nSection 132A, definition of application\nomit\nprotection\nsubstitute\nprohibition\n19 Registration of corresponding prohibition order—no\namendment\nSection 132N (1) (b)\nomit\nprotection\nsubstitute\nprohibition\n20 Registration of corresponding prohibition order—with\namendment\nSection 132P (1) (b) (i)\nomit\nprotection\nsubstitute\nprohibition\n\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nSection 21\npage 8 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n21 Class 1 offences\nSchedule 1 heading, reference\nsubstitute\n(see s 10 (2) and (4))\n22 Schedule 1, part 1.1, items 9 to 12\nsubstitute\n9 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 55 (1)\nsexual intercourse with\nperson under 10 years\nold\n10 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 55 (3)\nsexual intercourse with\nperson under 16 years\nold\n11 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 55A (1)\nsexual intercourse with\nyoung person at least\n16 years old under\nspecial care\n12 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 56 (1)\npersistent sexual abuse\nof child under 16 years\nold, or young person at\nleast 16 years old under\nspecial care\n23 Schedule 1, part 1.1, items 14 and 15\nsubstitute\n14 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 62 (1)\nincest and similar\noffences committed in\nrelation to person under\n10 years old\n15 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 62 (2)\nincest and similar\noffences committed in\nrelation to person under\n16 years old\n\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 Part 4\nSection 24\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n24 Schedule 1, part 1.2, items 1 to 9\nsubstitute\n1 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 270.5 (1) and\nsection 270.8 (1) (a)\ncause person under\n18 years old to enter\ninto or remain in\nservitude\nthe service provided in\nservitude is a sexual service\n(as defined in the\nCommonwealth Criminal\nCode, dictionary)\n2 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 270.5 (2) and\nsection 270.8 (1) (a)\nconduct business\ninvolving servitude of\nperson under 18 years\nold\nthe service provided in\nservitude is a sexual service\n(as defined in the\nCommonwealth Criminal\nCode, dictionary)\n3 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.8 (1)\nsexual intercourse with\nchild under 16 years\nold outside Australia\n4 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.8 (2)\ncause child under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual intercourse in\npresence of defendant\noutside Australia\n5 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.10\noffence against\nCommonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.8 or\nsection 272.9, and 1 or\nmore aggravating\ncircumstances in\nsection 272.10 (1) (b)\napply\n6 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.11\npersistent sexual abuse\nof child under 16 years\nold outside Australia\n\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nSection 25\npage 10 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.12 (1)\nsexual intercourse with\nyoung person at least\n16 years old but under\n18 years old outside\nAustralia by defendant\nin position of trust or\nauthority\n8 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.12 (2)\ncause young person at\nleast 16 years old but\nunder 18 years old to\nengage in sexual\nintercourse in presence\nof defendant outside\nAustralia, defendant in\nposition of trust or\nauthority\n25 Schedule 2\nsubstitute\nSchedule 2 Class 2 offences\n(see s 10 (3) and (4))\nPart 2.1 Offences against ACT legislation\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n1 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 58\nact of indecency in the\nsecond degree\n(a) the other person (as\nmentioned in that\nsection) is a child; or\n(b) the third person (as\nmentioned in that\nsection) is a child\n\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 Part 4\nSection 25\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n2 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 59\nact of indecency in the\nthird degree\n(a) the other person (as\nmentioned in that\nsection) is a child; or\n(b) the third person (as\nmentioned in that\nsection) is a child\n3 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 61 (1)\nact of indecency on, or\nin presence of, person\nunder 10 years old\n4 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 61 (3)\nact of indecency on, or\nin presence of, person\nunder 16 years old\n5 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 61A (1)\nact of indecency on, or\nin presence of, young\nperson at least 16 years\nold under special care\n6 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 63\nabduction with intent\nto engage in sexual\nintercourse\n(a) the other person (as\nmentioned in that\nsection) or the third\nperson (as mentioned\nin that section) is a\nchild; and\n(b) the person committed\nthe abduction in the\ncourse of, or\nimmediately after, the\ncommission or\nattempted commission\nby the person (or an\naccomplice of the\nperson) of a class 1 or\nclass 2 offence against\nthe child or the third\nperson\n\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nSection 25\npage 12 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n7 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 64 (1)\nuse child under 12\nyears old for\nproduction of child\nexploitation material\netc\n8 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 64 (3)\nuse child 12 years old\nor older for production\nof child exploitation\nmaterial etc\n9 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 64A (1)\nproduce, publish, offer\nor sell child\nexploitation material\n10 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 65 (1)\npossess child\nexploitation material\n11 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 66 (1)\ngroom or deprave\nyoung person under 16\nyears old\n12 Crimes Act 1900,\nsection 66 (3)\nsend or make available\npornographic material\nto young person under\n16 years old\n13 Sex Work Act 1992,\nsection 19 (2)\naccost child for\ncommercial sexual\nservices\n14 Sex Work Act 1992,\nsection 20 (1)\ncause child under 12\nyears old to provide\ncommercial sexual\nservices\n15 Sex Work Act 1992,\nsection 20 (3)\ncause child 12 years\nold or older to provide\ncommercial sexual\nservices\n\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 Part 4\nSection 25\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n16 Sex Work Act 1992,\nsection 21 (1)\nreceive proceeds of\ncommercial sexual\nservices by child\n17 an offence\nmentioned in items 1\nto 16 to which\nCrimes Act 1900,\nsection 72AA applies\naggravated offence—\ninvolving family\nviolence\nPart 2.2 Offences against other\nlegislation\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n1 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 270.7 and\nsection 270.8 (1) (a)\ndeceptive recruiting for\nperson under 18 years\nold to provide labour or\nservices\nthe service to be provided is a\nsexual service (as defined in\nthe Commonwealth Criminal\nCode, dictionary)\n2 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 271.4 (1)\noverseas trafficking\nperson under 18 years\nold, entry into\nAustralia\nthe first person (as mentioned\nin the subsection) intends or is\nreckless as to whether the\nother person (as mentioned in\nthe subsection) will be used to\nprovide sexual services or will\nbe otherwise exploited\n3 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 271.4 (2)\noverseas trafficking\nperson under 18 years\nold, exit from Australia\nthe first person (as mentioned\nin the subsection) intends or is\nreckless as to whether the\nother person (as mentioned in\nthe subsection) will be used to\nprovide sexual services or will\nbe otherwise exploited\n\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nSection 25\npage 14 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n4 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 271.7\ndomestic trafficking\nperson under 18 years\nold, within Australia\nthe first person (as mentioned\nin the subsection) intends or is\nreckless as to whether the\nother person (as mentioned in\nthe subsection) will be used to\nprovide sexual services or will\nbe otherwise exploited\n5 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.9 (1)\nsexual activity (other\nthan sexual\nintercourse) with child\nunder 16 years old\noutside Australia\n6 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.9 (2)\ncause child under 16\nyears old to engage in\nsexual activity (other\nthan sexual\nintercourse) in\npresence of defendant\noutside Australia\n7 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.13 (1)\nsexual activity (other\nthan sexual\nintercourse) with\nyoung person at least\n16 years old but under\n18 years old outside\nAustralia, defendant in\nposition of trust or\nauthority\n\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 Part 4\nSection 25\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n8 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.13 (2)\ncause young person at\nleast 16 years old but\nunder 18 years old to\nengage in sexual\nactivity (other than\nsexual intercourse) in\npresence of defendant\noutside Australia,\ndefendant in position of\ntrust or authority\n9 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.14 (1)\nprocure child under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity\noutside Australia\n10 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.15 (1)\ngroom child under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity\noutside Australia\n11 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.15A (1)\ngroom other person to\nmake it easier to\nprocure child under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity\noutside Australia\n12 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.20 (1)\nprepare or plan offence\nagainst Commonwealth\nCriminal Code, section\n272.8, 272.9, 272.10,\n272.11 or 272.18\n13 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.20 (2)\nprepare or plan offence\nagainst Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 272.12 or\nsection 272.13\n\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nSection 25\npage 16 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n14 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 273.6 (1)\npossess, control,\nproduce, distribute or\nobtain child abuse\nmaterial outside\nAustralia\n15 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 273.7 (1)\ncommit offence against\nCommonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 273.6 on 3 or\nmore occasions, and\ninvolving 2 or more\npeople\n16 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 273A.1\npossession of child-like\nsex dolls etc\n17 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.19 (1)\nuse postal or similar\nservice for child abuse\nmaterial\n18 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.19 (2)\nrequest another person\nuse postal or similar\nservice for child abuse\nmaterial\n19 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.20 (1)\npossess, control,\nproduce, supply or\nobtain child abuse\nmaterial for use\nthrough postal or\nsimilar service\n20 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.22 (1)\ncommit offence against\nCommonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.19 or\nsection 471.20 on 3 or\nmore occasions, and\ninvolving 2 or more\npeople\n\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 Part 4\nSection 25\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n21 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.24 (1)\nuse postal or similar\nservice to procure\nperson under 16 years\nold to engage in sexual\nactivity with defendant\nat least 18 years old\n22 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.24 (2)\nuse postal or similar\nservice to procure\nperson under 16 years\nold to engage in sexual\nactivity with other\nperson at least 18 years\nold\n23 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.24 (3)\nuse postal or similar\nservice to procure\nperson under 16 years\nold to engage in sexual\nactivity with other\nperson under 18 years\nold\n24 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.25 (1)\nuse postal or similar\nservice to groom\nperson under 16 years\nold to engage in sexual\nactivity with defendant\nat least 18 years old\n25 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.25 (2)\nuse postal or similar\nservice to groom\nperson under 16 years\nold to engage in sexual\nactivity with other\nperson at least 18 years\nold\n\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nSection 25\npage 18 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n26 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.25 (3)\nuse postal or similar\nservice to groom\nperson under 16 years\nold to engage in sexual\nactivity with other\nperson under 18 years\nold\n27 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.25A (1)\nuse postal or similar\nservice to groom\nanother person to make\nit easier to procure\nchild under 16 years\nold to engage in sexual\nactivity with defendant\nat least 18 years old\n28 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.25A (2)\nuse postal or similar\nservice to groom\nanother person to make\nit easier to procure\nchild under 16 years\nold to engage in sexual\nactivity with other\nperson at least 18 years\nold\n29 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.25A (3)\nuse postal or similar\nservice to groom\nanother person to make\nit easier to procure\nchild under 16 years\nold to engage in sexual\nactivity with other\nperson under 18 years\nold\n\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 Part 4\nSection 25\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n30 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 471.26 (1)\nuse postal or similar\nservice to send\nindecent material to\nperson under 16 years\nold, defendant at least\n18 years old\n31 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.22 (1)\nuse carriage service for\nchild abuse material\n32 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.22A (1)\npossess or control child\nabuse material obtained\nor accessed using\ncarriage service\n33 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.23 (1)\npossess, control,\nproduce, supply or\nobtain child abuse\nmaterial for use\nthrough carriage\nservice\n34 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.23A (1)\nconduct for the\npurposes of electronic\nservice used for child\nabuse material\n35 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.24A (1)\ncommit offence against\nCommonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.22,\nsection 474.22A or\nsection 474.23 on 3 or\nmore occasions, and\ninvolving 2 or more\npeople\n\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nSection 25\npage 20 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n36 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.25A (1)\nuse carriage service to\nengage in sexual\nactivity with child\nunder 16 years old,\ndefendant at least\n18 years old\n37 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.25A (2)\nuse carriage service to\ncause child under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity with\nother person at least\n18 years old\n38 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.25B (1)\ncommit offence against\nCommonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.25A (1) or\nsection 474.25A (2)\ninvolving child under\n16 years old, and 1 or\nmore aggravating\ncircumstances in\nsection 474.25B (1) (b)\napply\n39 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.25C\nuse carriage service to\nprepare or plan to\ncause harm to, engage\nin sexual activity with,\nor procure for sexual\nactivity, child under\n16 years old, defendant\nat least 18 years old\n40 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.26 (1)\nuse carriage service to\nprocure person under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity,\ndefendant at least\n18 years old\n\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 Part 4\nSection 25\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 21\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n41 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.26 (2)\nuse carriage service to\nprocure person under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity with\nother person at least\n18 years old\n42 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.26 (3)\nuse carriage service to\nprocure person under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity with\nother person under\n18 years old\n43 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.27 (1)\nuse carriage service to\ngroom person under\n16 years old, defendant\nat least 18 years old\n44 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.27 (2)\nuse carriage service to\ngroom person under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity with\nother person at least\n18 years old\n45 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.27 (3)\nuse carriage service to\ngroom person under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity with\nother person under\n18 years old\n46 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.27AA (1)\nuse carriage service to\ngroom another person\nto make it easier to\nprocure child under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity,\ndefendant at least\n18 years old\n\nPart 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nSection 25\npage 22 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence\ncolumn 3\ndescription\ncolumn 4\ncircumstances (if any)\n47 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.27AA (2)\nuse carriage service to\ngroom another person\nto make it easier to\nprocure child under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity with\nother person at least\n18 years old\n48 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.27AA (3)\nuse carriage service to\ngroom another person\nto make it easier to\nprocure child under\n16 years old to engage\nin sexual activity with\nother person under\n18 years old\n49 Commonwealth\nCriminal Code,\nsection 474.27A (1)\nuse carriage service to\ntransmit indecent\ncommunication to\nperson under 16 years\nold, defendant at least\n18 years old\n50 Customs Act 1901\n(Cwlth),\nsection 233BAB (5)\nimport tier 2 goods the tier 2 goods are items of\nchild abuse material (see\ns 233BAB (1) (h), (4)\nand (4A))\n51 Customs Act 1901\n(Cwlth),\nsection 233BAB (6)\nexport tier 2 goods the tier 2 goods are items of\nchild abuse material (see\ns 233BAB (1) (h), (4)\nand (4A))\n52 any offence under a\nlaw of a foreign\njurisdiction that, if it\nhad been committed\nin the ACT, would\nhave been a class 2\noffence\n\nCrimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004 Part 5\nSection 26\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 5 Crimes (Restorative Justice)\nAct 2004\n26 Section 68\nsubstitute\n68 Yearly reporting by director-general\nWithin 20 working days after the end of a financial year, the\ndirector-general must report to each referring entity on—\n(a) the number of offences the entity referred for restorative justice\nin the year; and\n(b) the number of eligible victims or eligible parents for offences\nthe entity referred for restorative justice in the year; and\n(c) the number of eligible offenders for offences the entity referred\nfor restorative justice in the year; and\n(d) the number of restorative justice conferences (other than\ndiscontinued conferences) conducted in the year for offences the\nentity referred for restorative justice.\n68A Additional reporting by director-general\nThe director-general may, at any time, report to a referring entity on\nany of the following in relation to an offence the entity referred for\nrestorative justice:\n(a) the director-general was not satisfied that a victim or parent for\nthe offence was eligible;\n(b) the director-general was not satisfied that the offender for the\noffence was eligible;\n(c) the director-general decided that restorative justice was not\nsuitable for the offence.\n\nPart 5 Crimes (Restorative Justice) Act 2004\nSection 27\npage 24 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n27 Dictionary, note 2\ninsert\n• financial year\n• working day\n28 Dictionary, note 2\nomit\n• quarter\n\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 Part 6\nSection 29\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 6 Crimes (Sentence\nAdministration) Act 2005\n29 Section 173\nsubstitute\n173 Members of board\nThe board consists of the following members:\n(a) the members appointed under section 174;\n(b) the chief police officer.\n30 Appointment of board members\nSection 174 (1) (c)\nomit\n31 Section 174 (3)\nomit\n32 Conditions of appointment of board members\nSection 175\nomit\ndetermination of\nsubstitute\ndetermination under\n\nPart 6 Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005\nSection 33\npage 26 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n33 Delegation by chief police officer\nSection 179A\nomit\ncommander\nsubstitute\nsuperintendent\n\nCrimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 Part 7\nSection 34\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 27\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 7 Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005\n34 Pre-sentence reports—order\nNew section 41 (1) (aa)\nbefore paragraph (a), insert\n(aa) an offender indicates to the Magistrates Court an intention to\nplead guilty to an offence in a proceeding before the court; or\n35 Section 41 (3)\nomit\nsubsection (1) (a) or (c)\nsubstitute\nsubsection (1) (aa), (a) or (c)\n36 New sections 43A and 43B\ninsert\n43A Pre-sentence reports on indication of guilty plea\ngenerally inadmissible\n(1) This section applies to a pre-sentence report ordered in relation to an\noffender in the circumstances mentioned in section 41 (1) (aa).\n(2) The report is not admissible in a proceeding before a court unless—\n(a) the Magistrates Court finds the offender guilty of the offence in\na proceeding before the court; or\n(b) the Magistrates Court accepts the offender’s guilty plea for the\noffence; or\n(c) the defendant consents to the admission.\n\nPart 7 Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005\nSection 36\npage 28 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) If the director-general provides the report to the court under\nsection 41 (3) (c) and the report is not admissible under\nsubsection (2)—\n(a) the court must refuse to admit the report; and\n(b) the court that hears and decides the charge must not, unless all\nparties to the proceeding agree, be constituted by a magistrate to\nwhom the report was provided.\n43B Pre-sentence reports on indication of guilty plea—\nrestriction on use etc\n(1) This section applies if the Magistrates Court—\n(a) has ordered a pre-sentence report in relation to an offender in the\ncircumstances mentioned in section 41 (1) (aa); but\n(b) has not—\n(i) found the offender guilty of the offence in a proceeding\nbefore the court; or\n(ii) accepted the offender’s guilty plea for the offence.\n(2) A person commits an offence if the person publishes sensitive\ninformation.\nMaximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or\nboth.\n(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if publishing the information was\nnecessary on reasonable grounds for the preparation of the report,\nproviding the report to a person under section 41 (3) (c), carrying out\na court registry function or giving the information to the defendant or\ntheir legal representative.\nNote The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters\nmentioned in s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 58).\n\nCrimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 Part 7\nSection 36\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 29\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2)\nif the person proves that the defendant consented to the publication of\nthe information before it was published.\nNote The defendant has a legal burden in relation to the matters mentioned in\ns (4) (see Criminal Code, s 59).\n(5) Sensitive information must not be used in connection with the\ninvestigation or prosecution of an offence.\n(6) In this section:\npublish means communicate or distribute information in a way or to\nan extent that makes it available to, or likely to come to the notice of,\nthe public or a section of the public.\nsensitive information, about a defendant in a proceeding, means\ninformation about any of the following:\n(a) the defendant having indicated to the court an intention to plead\nguilty in the proceeding;\n(b) information provided to an assessor for the purpose of the\nassessor preparing a pre-sentence report in relation to the\ndefendant in the proceeding;\n(c) the pre-sentence report in relation to the defendant in the\nproceeding.\n\nPart 8 Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991\nSection 37\npage 30 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 8 Evidence (Miscellaneous\nProvisions) Act 1991\n37 Relationship to other provisions of this Act\nSection 4AN\nomit\npart\nsubstitute\nchapter\n38 Admissibility of recording of evidence of dangerously ill\nperson\nSection 94 (1) (b) (i) and (ii)\nsubstitute\n(i) reasonable notice of the time and place fixed for the taking\nof the evidence was given in accordance with section 93\n(1); and\n(ii) it is in the interests of the administration of justice to admit\nthe audio or audiovisual recording of the evidence.\nExamples—par (ii)\n1 the dangerously ill person is unable to attend the proceeding\nbecause of that, or another, illness\n2 the dangerously ill person is dead\n\nMagistrates Court Act 1930 Part 9\nSection 39\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 31\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 9 Magistrates Court Act 1930\n39 Definitions for pt 3.8\nSection 117 (1), definition of responsible director-general\nomit\n40 Additional information in infringement notices\nSection 122 (1) (d)\nomit\ndo a thing\nsubstitute\ntake an action\n41 Section 122 (1) (i)\nafter\npenalty,\ninsert\napply for an infringement notice management plan or to add the\ninfringement notice penalty to an existing plan,\n42 Section 122 (2) (c)\nomit\ndo any of the following\nsubstitute\ntake any of the following actions\n\nPart 9 Magistrates Court Act 1930\nSection 43\npage 32 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n43 Section 123 heading\nsubstitute\n123 Infringement notices—time to pay penalty etc\n44 New section 123 (ca)\ninsert\n(ca) if the person applies to the administering authority within the 28\ndays for withdrawal of the infringement notice for the offence\nand the application is refused—is payable within 7 days after the\nday the person is told of the refusal or 28 days after the day the\nnotice was served, whichever is later; or\n45 Section 124 heading\nsubstitute\n124 Infringement notices—extension of time to pay penalty\netc\n46 Section 124 (1)\nomit\nfor an extension of time to do any of the following\nsubstitute\nto the administering authority for an extension of time to take any of\nthe following actions\n\nMagistrates Court Act 1930 Part 9\nSection 47\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 33\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n47 Extension of time—guidelines\nSection 124A (1)\nomit\ndoing something\nsubstitute\ntaking an action\n48 Section 125 heading\nsubstitute\n125 Infringement notices—effect of payment of penalty etc\n49 Section 125 (1) (a) (ii)\nomit\nthings happens\nsubstitute\nactions is taken\n50 Section 125 (1) (a) (iii)\nomit\nthing happened\nsubstitute\naction is taken\n\nPart 9 Magistrates Court Act 1930\nSection 51\npage 34 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n51 Section 125 (1) (b) (ii)\nomit\nthings happens\nsubstitute\nactions is taken\n52 Application for withdrawal of infringement notice\nNew section 126 (3) and (4)\ninsert\n(3) If the administering authority refuses to withdraw the notice, the\nperson must, within the required time after the day the person is told\nof the refusal, take 1 or more of the following actions:\n(a) pay the infringement notice penalty now payable for the offence;\n(b) apply to the administering authority for—\n(i) an infringement notice management plan; or\n(ii) if the person has an infringement notice management\nplan—the addition of the infringement notice penalty to\nthe plan; or\n(iii) waiver of the infringement notice penalty;\n(c) dispute liability for the offence;\n(d) apply to the administering authority, in accordance with\nsection 124, for additional time to take an action mentioned in\nparagraphs (a) to (c).\n\nMagistrates Court Act 1930 Part 9\nSection 53\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 35\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(4) In this section:\nthe required time, for a person to take an action mentioned in\nsubsection (3), means—\n(a) 28 days after the date of service of the infringement notice or\nreminder notice; or\n(b) any additional time allowed to take the action; or\n(c) if an application for additional time was refused, the later of the\nfollowing:\n(i) 7 days after the day the person is given notice of the\nrefusal;\n(ii) 28 days after the date of service of the infringement notice\nor reminder notice.\n53 Withdrawal of infringement notice\nSection 127 (4) (c)\nomit\n(Effect of payment of infringement notice penalty)\nsubstitute\n(Infringement notices—effect of payment of penalty etc)\n54 Additional information in reminder notices\nSection 131 (1) (e)\nomit\ndo 1 or more of the following things\nsubstitute\ntake 1 or more of the following actions\n\nPart 9 Magistrates Court Act 1930\nSection 55\npage 36 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n55 Section 131 (1) (e) (iv)\nomit\nfor additional time to do the thing\nsubstitute\n, in accordance with section 124, for additional time to take an action\nmentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (iii)\n56 Section 131 (1) (j)\nafter\npenalty,\ninsert\napply for an infringement notice management plan or to add the\ninfringement notice penalty to an existing plan,\n57 Section 131 (3), definition of the required time\nomit\ndo something\nsubstitute\ntake an action\n58 Section 131 (3), definition of the required time,\nparagraph (b)\nomit\ndo the thing\nsubstitute\ntake the action\n\nMagistrates Court Act 1930 Part 9\nSection 59\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 37\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n59 Section 131 (3), definition of the required time,\nparagraph (c) (ii)\nsubstitute\n(ii) 28 days after the day the reminder notice for the offence\nwas served.\n60 Application for infringement notice management plan or\naddition to plan—decision\nSection 131AB (4)\nomit\nresponsible\n61 Section 131AC heading\nsubstitute\n131AC Approved community work or social development\nprogram—director-general’s agreement\n62 Section 131AC etc\nomit\nresponsible\nin\n• section 131AC\n• section 131AD (1)\n• section 131AF (4)\n\nPart 9 Magistrates Court Act 1930\nSection 63\npage 38 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n63 Procedure if liability disputed\nSection 134 (4)\nomit\n(Effect of payment of infringement notice penalty)\nsubstitute\n(Infringement notices—effect of payment of penalty etc)\n64 New division 3.8.4A\nafter the note, insert\nDivision 3.8.4A Notification and review of\ninfringement notice decisions\n134AA Definitions—div 3.8.4A\nIn this division:\ninternally reviewable infringement decision means a decision under\nthis part prescribed by regulation.\ninternal reviewer—see section 134AF.\ninternal review notice—see the ACT Civil and Administrative\nTribunal Act 2008, section 67B (1).\nreviewable infringement decision—see section 134AB.\n134AB Meaning of reviewable infringement decision etc—\ndiv 3.8.4A\n(1) For this division, a reviewable infringement decision is—\n(a) an internal reviewer’s decision in relation to an internally\nreviewable infringement decision; or\n(b) an administering authority’s decision (other than an internally\nreviewable infringement decision) prescribed by regulation.\n\nMagistrates Court Act 1930 Part 9\nSection 64\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 39\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) For the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008, section 9\n(Applications under authorising laws), this Act is taken to be a single\nauthorising law.\nNote A reference to an Act includes a reference to any regulation or statutory\ninstrument made or in force under the Act (see Legislation Act, s 104).\n134AC Internal review notices\nIf an administering authority makes an internally reviewable\ninfringement decision, the authority must give an internal review\nnotice to each person affected by the decision.\nNote The administering authority must also take reasonable steps to give an\ninternal review notice to any other person whose interests are affected by\nthe decision (see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008,\ns 67B).\n134AD Applications for internal review\n(1) A person whose interests are affected by an internally reviewable\ninfringement decision may apply, in writing, to the administering\nauthority for review of the decision.\n(2) The application must—\n(a) state the applicant’s name and address; and\n(b) set out the applicant’s reasons for making the application.\n(3) The application must be given to the administering authority within—\n(a) 28 days after the day the applicant is given the internal review\nnotice for the decision; or\n(b) any longer period allowed by the administering authority before\nor after the end of the 28-day period.\nNote Section 134AI provides for ACAT review of reviewable infringement\ndecisions that are not internally reviewable infringement decisions.\n\nPart 9 Magistrates Court Act 1930\nSection 64\npage 40 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n134AE Review applications do not stay internally reviewable\ninfringement decisions\nThe making of an application for review of an internally reviewable\ninfringement decision does not affect the operation of the decision.\n134AF Internal reviewer\nThe administering authority must arrange for a person (the internal\nreviewer) who did not make the internally reviewable infringement\ndecision to review the decision.\n134AG Review by internal reviewer\n(1) The internal reviewer for an internally reviewable infringement\ndecision must review the decision.\n(2) The review must be completed within 28 days (the 28-day period)\nafter the day the administering authority receives the application for\nreview of the internally reviewable infringement decision.\n(3) The internal reviewer must—\n(a) confirm the decision; or\n(b) vary the decision; or\n(c) set aside the decision and substitute the reviewer’s own decision.\n(4) If the decision is not varied or set aside within the 28-day period, the\ndecision is taken to have been confirmed by the internal reviewer.\n134AH Reviewable infringement decision notices\nIf an internal reviewer or administering authority makes a reviewable\ninfringement decision, the reviewer or authority must give a\nreviewable decision notice to each person affected by the decision.\nNote The internal reviewer or administering authority must also take\nreasonable steps to give a reviewable decision notice to any other person\nwhose interests are affected by the decision (see ACT Civil and\nAdministrative Tribunal Act 2008, s 67A).\n\nMagistrates Court Act 1930 Part 9\nSection 65\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 41\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n134AI Applications for review\nThe following may apply to the ACAT for review of a reviewable\ninfringement decision:\n(a) for an internal reviewer’s decision in relation to an internally\nreviewable infringement decision—a person to whom an\ninternal review notice is required to be given in relation to the\ndecision;\n(b) any other person whose interests are affected by the decision.\n65 Section 134A\nsubstitute\n134A Authorised people for infringement notice offences\n(1) The administering authority for an infringement notice offence may\nappoint a person to be an authorised person in relation to the offence.\nNote For laws about appointments, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.\n(2) An authorised person may exercise the functions of the administering\nauthority under this part in relation to the offence (other than\ndelegating a function).\n(3) However, the administering authority may—\n(a) in writing, limit the functions an authorised person may\nexercise; and\n(b) give an authorised person written directions about the exercise\nof a function.\n(4) If the administering authority gives an authorised person a written\ndirection about the exercise of a function, the person may only\nexercise the function in accordance with the direction.\n(5) A regulation may prescribe a person to be an authorised person for\nthe service of infringement notices or reminder notices.\n\nPart 9 Magistrates Court Act 1930\nSection 66\npage 42 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(6) In this section:\nauthorised person means—\n(a) for an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence—\n(i) the administering authority; or\n(ii) a person who is appointed under this section by the\nadministering authority as an authorised person in relation\nto the offence; or\n(iii) anyone else who, under a regulation, may serve an\ninfringement notice for the offence; or\n(b) for a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence—\n(i) the administering authority; or\n(ii) a person who is appointed under this section by the\nadministering authority as an authorised person in relation\nto the offence; or\n(iii) anyone else who, under a regulation, may serve a reminder\nnotice for the offence.\n66 Dictionary, note 2\ninsert\n• reviewable decision notice\n67 Dictionary, new definitions\ninsert\ninternally reviewable infringement decision, for division 3.8.4A\n(Notification and review of infringement notice decisions)—see\nsection 134AA.\ninternal reviewer, for division 3.8.4A (Notification and review of\ninfringement notice decisions)—see section 134AF.\n\nMagistrates Court Act 1930 Part 9\nSection 68\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 43\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ninternal review notice, for division 3.8.4A (Notification and review\nof infringement notice decisions)—see the ACT Civil and\nAdministrative Tribunal Act 2008, section 67B (1).\n68 Dictionary, definition of responsible director-general\nomit\n69 Dictionary, new definition of reviewable infringement\ndecision\ninsert\nreviewable infringement decision, for division 3.8.4A (Notification\nand review of infringement notice decisions)—see section 134AB.\n\nPart 10 Mental Health Act 2015\nSection 70\npage 44 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 10 Mental Health Act 2015\n70 Disclosures to registered affected people\nSection 134 (2) (d)\nafter\ndecision\ninsert\nor order\n71 New section 175A\nin chapter 10, insert\n175A Meaning of conditional release order—ch 10\nIn this chapter:\nconditional release order—see section 180 (4).\n72 Review of detention under court order\nSection 180 (3) (f)\nsubstitute\n(f) any information the chief psychiatrist or director-general has\ngiven to the ACAT about the following:\n(i) the treatment, care or support the person requires,\nincluding that the person be admitted to a particular\napproved mental health facility or approved community\ncare facility;\n(ii) the person’s compliance with any orders or conditions in\nrelation to treatment, care or support made under this Act.\n\nMental Health Act 2015 Part 10\nSection 73\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 45\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n73 Section 180 (4)\nafter\nappropriate\ninsert\n(a conditional release order)\n74 Section 181\nsubstitute\n181 Chief psychiatrist notice to ACAT if person contravenes\nconditional release order\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a conditional release order is in force in relation to a person; and\n(b) the person contravenes a condition of the order; and\n(c) the chief psychiatrist is told, or otherwise becomes aware, of the\ncontravention.\n(2) The chief psychiatrist must tell the ACAT of the contravention, in\nwriting, as soon as practicable after being told, or becoming aware,\nof the contravention.\n181A Power to return person under conditional release order to\napproved facility\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a conditional release order is in force in relation to a person; and\n(b) the order is subject to a condition that the person reside at a\nstated approved mental health facility or approved community\ncare facility; and\n(c) the person is not present at the facility as required under the\norder.\n\nPart 10 Mental Health Act 2015\nSection 75\npage 46 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) A police officer may apprehend the person and return the person to\nthe approved mental health facility or approved community care\nfacility stated in the order.\nNote See s 263 (Powers of entry and apprehension) and s 264 (Powers of\nsearch and seizure).\n(3) The approved mental health facility or approved community care\nfacility must tell the ACAT and chief psychiatrist, in writing, as soon\nas practicable after the person is returned to the facility under\nsubsection (2).\n75 Review of conditions of release\nSection 182 (1) to (3), except note\nsubstitute\n(1) The ACAT must review each condition to which a person is subject\nunder a conditional release order—\n(a) at least every 6 months while the order is in force; and\n(b) within 72 hours after receiving notice of the person contravening\na condition of the order from—\n(i) for a notice under section 181 (2)—the chief psychiatrist;\nor\n(ii) for a notice under section 181A (3)—the approved mental\nhealth facility or approved community care facility; or\n(iii) in any other case—a police officer or any other person.\n(2) A review required under subsection (1) (b) may be conducted without\na hearing.\n\nMental Health Act 2015 Part 10\nSection 76\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 47\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n76 Section 182 (4)\nomit\nof an order of release for a person\nsubstitute\nof a person’s conditional release order\n77 Notice of hearing\nSection 188 (3) (f)\nomit\nsection 182 (2)\nsubstitute\nsection 182 (1) (b)\n78 Powers of entry and apprehension\nNew section 263 (1) (ja)\ninsert\n(ja) section 181A (Power to return person under conditional release\norder to approved facility);\n79 Powers of search and seizure\nNew section 264 (1) (oa)\ninsert\n(oa) section 181A (Power to return person under conditional release\norder to approved facility);\n\nPart 10 Mental Health Act 2015\nSection 80\npage 48 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n80 Dictionary, new definition of conditional release order\ninsert\nconditional release order, for chapter 10 (Referrals by courts under\nCrimes Act and Children and Young People Act)—see\nsection 180 (4).\n81 New chapter 21\ninsert\nChapter 21 Transitional—Crimes\nLegislation Amendment\nAct 2026\n305 Meaning of commencement day—ch 21\nIn this chapter:\ncommencement day means the day the Crimes Legislation\nAmendment Act 2026, section 3 commences.\n306 Contravention of conditional release order before\ncommencement day—chief psychiatrist notice to ACAT\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a person contravened a conditional release order in force\nimmediately before the commencement day; and\n(b) the chief psychiatrist has not told the ACAT of the\ncontravention.\n(2) Section 181 (2) applies in relation to the contravention.\n\nMental Health Act 2015 Part 10\nSection 81\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 49\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n307 Contravention of conditional release order before\ncommencement day—return to approved facility\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a conditional release order was in force immediately before the\ncommencement day in relation to a person; and\n(b) the order was subject to a condition that the person reside at a\nstated approved mental health facility or approved community\ncare facility; and\n(c) the person is not present at the facility as required under the\norder.\n(2) Section 181A applies in relation to the contravention.\n308 Contravention of conditional release order before\ncommencement day—ACAT review\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a person contravened a conditional release order in force\nimmediately before the commencement day; and\n(b) the ACAT did not review, or did not make an order in relation\nto, each condition of the person’s conditional release order in\naccordance with section 182 (2) as in force immediately before\nthe commencement day.\n(2) Section 182 applies in relation to the contravention.\n309 ACAT order not made before commencement day—\nreview of conditions\n(1) This section applies if—\n(a) a conditional release order was in force immediately before the\ncommencement day in relation to a person; and\n\nPart 10 Mental Health Act 2015\nSection 81\npage 50 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) the ACAT was required to review—\n(i) a condition of the order under section 182 (1) as in force\nimmediately before the commencement day; or\n(ii) each condition of the order under section 182 (2) as in\nforce immediately before the commencement day; and\n(c) the ACAT did not complete the review or make an order in\nrelation to the person.\n(2) Section 182 applies in relation to the ACAT’s review of the\nconditions of the person’s conditional release order.\n310 Expiry—ch 21\nThis chapter expires 2 years after the commencement day.\nNote A transitional provision is repealed on its expiry but continues to have\neffect after its repeal (see Legislation Act, s 88).\n\nVictims of Crime Act 1994 Part 11\nSection 82\nA2026-6 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 page 51\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 11 Victims of Crime Act 1994\n82 Section 29A and note\nsubstitute\n29A Delegation by chief police officer\nThe chief police officer may delegate a function under this Act to a\npolice officer or a staff member of the Australian Federal Police\nwhose functions include victim liaison.\nNote For laws about delegations, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.4.\n\npage 52 Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2026 A2026-6\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 Presentation speech\nPresentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 4 December 2025.\n2 Notification\nNotified under the Legislation Act on 2 April 2026.\n3 Republications of amended laws\nFor the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.\nI certify that the above is a true copy of the Crimes Legislation Amendment\nBill 2026, which originated in the Legislative Assembly as the Crimes\nLegislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2) and was passed by the Assembly on\n19 March 2026.\nActing Clerk of the Legislative Assembly\n© Australian Capital Territory 2026","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument, as published, contains a set of technical, procedural and substantive amendments to multiple Acts. The text itself does not indicate that it extends beyond those enumerated amendments or alters the original statutory objects of the amended Acts; it changes processes, definitions, reporting duties, lists of offences, review and notification procedures, and certain powers, all described in the sections cited above. There is no internal textual signifier in this instrument that it changes the overall scope or purpose of the underlying Acts beyond the explicit amendments enacted (see the amendments listed throughout Parts 2–11)."},"complexity_factors":["Amendments span many Acts across procedural, substantive and definitional changes (Confiscation, Corrections, Child Sex Offenders, Restorative Justice, Sentence Administration, Sentencing, Evidence, Magistrates Court, Mental Health, Victims of Crime) (see s 3).","Extensive schedule substitutions and cross-references to Commonwealth offences requiring alignment between Territory and Commonwealth definitions (see Schedule 2 amendments at s 25).","Introduction of new internal-review machinery for infringement decisions with specific notice and timeline requirements (division 3.8.4A, ss 134AA–134AI).","New criminal offence and penalties for publishing sensitive pre-sentence report information, including evidential and legal burdens on defendants and defenses (ss 43A–43B).","Addition of operational powers (police return powers to approved facilities) tied into search/apprehension provisions and notification duties that create procedural dependencies (ss 181A, 78–79, 75).","Multiple drafting and definitional changes that alter the scope of existing duties (e.g. 'protection' to 'prohibition', definitions of conditional release order, insertion of 'as far as practicable' for privacy) that require consistent application across statutes (ss 14, 15–16, 18–20, 80).","New reporting duties on director-general with specific content and timelines, which impose recurrent administrative requirements on agencies (s 26).","Transitional provisions that apply the new Mental Health Act rules to pre-commencement contraventions, adding temporal complexity (chapter 21, ss 305–310)."],"plain_english_summary":"What this law does, in plain terms\n\nThis Act makes many amendments across a range of existing Territory laws that deal with criminal procedure, corrections, mental health orders, child-sex-offender registration, fines and infringement notices, evidence, and victims’ services. It is a package of technical, operational and some substantive changes that change who can do certain things, what officials must report or do, and how particular legal processes work. Key, mechanically distinct changes include:\n\n- Delays required review dates for the unexplained-wealth provisions in the Confiscation of Criminal Assets Act 2003 (revises dates previously in s 258A) (see sections 5–7).\n- Grants and clarifies specific access and accreditation for commissioners exercising Human Rights Commission Act functions to correctional centres and in relevant definitions (see sections 8–11).\n- Updates the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 by:\n  - Treating earlier forms of listed offences as still within class 1 or class 2 where the offence is the same in substance (new s 10(4)) (s 14).\n  - Revising schedules of class 1 and class 2 offences (substitutes to Schedule 1 and Schedule 2) to add, remove or rename listed offences and to align some Commonwealth offences into the lists (see sections 21–25).\n  - Narrowly changing wording about a subject’s privacy when being photographed to require privacy “as far as practicable” (ss 15–16).\n  - Minor definition and drafting changes (ss 12, 13, 17–20).\n\n- Restorative-justice reporting: requires the director-general to provide yearly reports to each referring entity about numbers of referrals, eligible victims/parents and offenders, and conferences held; gives the director-general a discretion to provide additional reports on eligibility or suitability decisions (s 26; dictionary edits at ss 27–28).\n\n- Sentence-administration board and delegation changes: adds the chief police officer as an automatic board member (s 29); removes certain appointment text and adjusts wording about conditions and delegations (ss 30–33).\n\n- Pre-sentence reports and confidentiality: permits courts to order a pre-sentence report when an offender indicates an intention to plead guilty (new s 41(1)(aa)); sets rules limiting the admissibility and wider use of such reports, and creates a new criminal offence for publishing certain sensitive information about those reports with penalties (ss 34–36).\n\n- Evidence rules for recordings of dangerously ill witnesses: tightens admissibility to require reasonable notice (as per s 93(1)) and that admitting the recording is in the interests of the administration of justice (s 38).\n\n- Infringement notices (fines): widespread drafting and procedural changes to the Magistrates Court Act 1930 that: replace imprecise wording with “take an action”; add an express procedure for applying to withdraw an infringement notice and specify actions a person must take if withdrawal is refused (including timelines) (new ss 123, 126); create an internal-notice and internal-review process for infringement decisions with set timeframes (division 3.8.4A; ss 63–66); provide for authorised persons to act on behalf of administering authorities for service and certain functions (s 65); and adjust multiple related headings and definitions (ss 39–69).\n\n- Mental Health Act changes about conditional release orders: adds a defined concept of a conditional release order (s 80); requires the chief psychiatrist to notify ACAT if a person contravenes such an order (s 181); gives police power to apprehend and return a person to an approved facility where a condition requires residence there (s 181A); requires ACAT to review each condition at least every 6 months and within 72 hours after receiving notice of a contravention (s 182); and supplies transitional provisions to apply the new rules to contraventions and reviews that pre-date commencement (ss 70–81).\n\n- Victims of Crime Act: allows the chief police officer to delegate functions under that Act to AFP staff whose duties include victim liaison (s 82).\n\nWho decides and who pays\n\n- Deciders: the Act increases or clarifies decision-making power for several Territory officials: the director-general (restorative justice reports, s 26; internal review processes, s 64 et seq.), administering authorities for infringement notices (appointment and directions to authorised persons, s 65), the chief psychiatrist (notifications to ACAT, s 181), the ACAT (reviews under the Mental Health Act, s 182), and the Magistrates Court (ordering pre-sentence reports, s 34). It also expressly places the chief police officer on the sentence-administration board (s 29).\n\n- Costs and who bears them: administrative costs fall to Territory agencies and officials who must provide reports, run internal reviews, issue notices and manage new timelines (e.g. director-general’s reporting duties at s 26; internal review and reviewer duties at ss 134AC–134AG). Individuals face process costs: people issued with infringement notices must act within prescribed times or take specified actions when a withdrawal is refused (new s 126(3)–(4)); people who indicate a guilty plea may trigger a pre-sentence report with protections on publication (ss 34–36). Agencies (administering authorities, ACAT, prisons/approved facilities) must implement notification, review or return powers (s 181A).\n\nIncentives, compliance burden and discretion\n\n- Compliance burden on individuals: the Act creates concrete deadlines and specified steps for people dealing with infringement notices (new s 126 and division 3.8.4A). Those steps include paying, applying for management plans, disputing liability, or seeking waivers within defined time frames (s 126(3)–(4)).\n\n- Administrative burden and discretion: administering authorities must give internal review notices and provide internal reviews within 28 days (ss 134AC–134AG). The director-general has a reporting obligation (s 26) and optional reporting powers (s 26A), and authorised persons may be appointed with functions limited or directed in writing by administering authorities (s 65(2)–(4)). These introduce identifiable administrative work and managerial discretion.\n\n- Legal effects on information flow and privacy: pre-sentence reports ordered when an offender indicates an intention to plead guilty are generally inadmissible unless specified conditions are met (s 43A), and the Act creates a new offence for publishing specified sensitive information with a monetary and imprisonment penalty (s 43B(2)). This imposes constraints on media, officials and others who might disseminate report-related material and creates evidential or legal burdens in defenses (ss 43B(3)–(4)).\n\nPotential implementation and interaction risks to watch (mechanisms, not judgments)\n\n- Interplay across laws: the child-sex-offender schedule amendments import many Commonwealth Criminal Code references (see Schedule 2 substitutions at s 25). That requires consistent cross-referencing between Territory and Commonwealth offence definitions for registration rules.\n\n- Tight review timelines and notice requirements: internal-review and ACAT-review time limits (e.g. 28 days for internal review at s 134AG(2); 72 hours for ACAT review after notice of contravention of conditional release order at s 182(1)(b)) create operational scheduling requirements for agencies.\n\n- New operational powers: police power to return persons to specified facilities (s 181A(2)) and search/apprehension powers linked to that (ss 78–79 inserting references to s 181A) will require procedures for exercising powers and for notification to ACAT and the chief psychiatrist (s 181A(3)).\n\nOverall, the Act is a broad set of amendments that alters administrative processes, reporting obligations, review rights, certain confidentiality protections around pre-sentence reports, lists of registrable offences, and powers linked to conditional release orders. For each change, sections cited above indicate where responsibility, time limits, sanctions and review paths are placed."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"While the Act maintains its core purpose as a 'crimes legislation amendment' bill, Part 4 significantly expands the scope of the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005. The original Act primarily dealt with ACT offences, but this amendment imports 52 Commonwealth offences into the registration scheme, including extraterritorial offences (committed overseas), modern slavery offences, and internet/carriage service offences. This transforms the Act from a mainly local registration scheme into a comprehensive mechanism for tracking offenders convicted under federal laws, effectively federalising much of the registration obligations within the ACT system."},"complexity_factors":["Amends 10 separate Acts across criminal justice, mental health, and court administration","Extensive cross-referencing between ACT and Commonwealth Criminal Code (particularly Part 4 which imports 52 Commonwealth offences into ACT sex offender registration scheme)","Nested conditional logic in new infringement notice review system (Division 3.8.4A) with multiple tiers of reviewability","Transitional provisions in Mental Health Act with retrospective application to existing conditional release orders (Chapter 21, sections 306-310)","Detailed tabular schedules replacing previous offence lists (Schedule 1 and 2 of Child Sex Offenders Act completely rewritten with 4-column format)","Multiple interdependent amendments to same sections (e.g., Magistrates Court Act sections 122, 123, 124, 125, 131 all amended for terminology consistency)","New evidentiary burdens and defences in sentencing provisions (sections 43A and 43B with notes referencing Criminal Code burden of proof provisions)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act makes a wide range of changes to ACT criminal justice and related laws. Here's what it does:\n\n**Asset confiscation (Part 2)**\n- Delays the review of 'unexplained wealth' laws by two years (now due in 2027-2029 instead of 2025-2027). This gives authorities more time to assess whether laws allowing seizure of assets that can't be explained by legal income are working properly.\n\n**Prisons and corrections (Part 3)**\n- Updates references to the Human Rights Commissioner to reflect new organisational structures under the Human Rights Commission Act 2005.\n- Changes who can access correctional centres and what constitutes 'protected mail' for human rights commissioners.\n\n**Child sex offender registration (Part 4)**\n- **Major expansion**: Completely rewrites the schedules listing which offences require someone to register as a sex offender. This adds many Commonwealth (federal) offences including:\n  - Modern slavery and human trafficking involving sexual servitude of children\n  - Child sex offences committed overseas by Australians\n  - Online grooming and procurement using carriage services (internet/phones)\n  - Child abuse material offences involving postal services or internet\n  - Possession of child-like sex dolls\n- Clarifies that previous versions of offences count (even if laws were reworded)\n- Fixes terminology errors ('protection' orders changed to 'prohibition' orders)\n- Adds privacy protections when photographing registrable offenders\n- Removes Legal Aid ACT from the list of child-related employment that triggers reporting obligations\n\n**Restorative justice (Part 5)**\n- Changes reporting requirements from quarterly to yearly for restorative justice programs (where offenders meet victims)\n- Allows additional reporting about why cases were rejected\n\n**Sentence administration (Part 6)**\n- Removes specific appointment requirements for Sentence Administration Board members\n- Changes delegation powers from 'commander' to 'superintendent' level police\n\n**Sentencing (Part 7)**\n- Allows courts to order pre-sentence reports when an offender indicates they plan to plead guilty (not just after conviction)\n- Protects these early reports from being used if the person doesn't end up pleading guilty or being convicted\n- Creates offences for publishing sensitive information from these reports\n\n**Evidence (Part 8)**\n- Fixes cross-references (chapter instead of part)\n- Clarifies when recordings of evidence from dangerously ill people can be used in court\n\n**Infringement notices (fines) (Part 9)**\n- **Major procedural overhaul**: Creates a new internal review system for fine-related decisions\n- People can now apply to have fines reviewed internally before going to tribunal (ACAT)\n- Changes terminology throughout ('do a thing' becomes 'take an action')\n- Clarifies timeframes for payment when people apply for withdrawals or extensions\n- Expands who can be authorised to issue and manage infringement notices\n\n**Mental health (Part 10)**\n- **Significant changes to conditional release**: When mentally ill offenders are released from detention subject to conditions (conditional release orders):\n  - Police can now return people to facilities if they breach residence conditions\n  - The ACAT (tribunal) must review conditions every 6 months and within 72 hours of breaches\n  - Chief psychiatrist must notify ACAT of breaches\n  - New transitional rules apply these changes to existing orders\n\n**Victims of crime (Part 11)**\n- Allows the chief police officer to delegate victim liaison functions to appropriate AFP staff, not just police officers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/crimes-legislation-amendment-act-2026","history":"/api/acts/crimes-legislation-amendment-act-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/crimes-legislation-amendment-act-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/crimes-legislation-amendment-act-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/crimes-legislation-amendment-act-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/crimes-legislation-amendment-act-2026/documents"}}