{"id":"nsw:sl-2026-0428","name":"Crimes Regulation 2026","slug":"crimes-regulation-2026","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"428 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":578800,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:sl-2026-0428-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-08-31","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 Regulation 2026](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2026-0428).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This regulation commences on 1 September 2026.\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> This regulation replaces the [Crimes Regulation 2020](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2020-0450), which is repealed on 1 September 2026 by the [Subordinate Legislation Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-146), section 10(2)."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 Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-040).\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":"Major facilities","content":"#### 4 Major facilities\n\n4 Major facilities\n\n> For the Act, section 214A(7), definition of major facility, the following are prescribed as major facilities—\n> \n> > (a) the railway and metro stations set out in Schedule 1, Part 1,\n> \n> > (b) the other public transport facilities set out in Schedule 1, Part 2,\n> \n> > (c) the ports set out in Schedule 1, Part 3,\n> \n> > (d) the infrastructure facilities set out in Schedule 1, Part 4.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Concealment of offences by certain persons","content":"#### 5 Concealment of offences by certain persons\n\n5 Concealment of offences by certain persons\n\n> For the Act, sections 316(5) and 316A(7), the following professions, callings and vocations are prescribed—\n> \n> > (a) an arbitrator,\n> \n> > (b) a legal practitioner,\n> \n> > (c) a mediator,\n> \n> > (d) a medical practitioner,\n> \n> > (e) a member of the clergy of a church or religious denomination,\n> \n> > (f) a midwife,\n> \n> > (g) a nurse,\n> \n> > (h) a psychologist,\n> \n> > (i) a social worker, including—\n> > \n> > > (i) a support worker for victims of crime, and\n> > \n> > > (ii) a counsellor who treats persons for emotional or psychological conditions,\n> \n> > (j) a researcher for professional or academic purposes,\n> \n> > (k) if the child abuse offence referred to in the Act, section 316A(1) is an offence under the Act, section 60E—a teacher at, or the principal or deputy principal of, a school.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Savings","content":"#### 6 Savings\n\n6 Savings\n\n> An act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the [Crimes Regulation 2020](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2020-0450), had effect under that regulation continues to have effect under this regulation.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Major facilities","content":"# Schedule 1 Major facilities\n\nSchedule 1 Major facilities\n\nsection 4","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 1 Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Railway and metro stations","content":"# Sch 1 Part 1 Railway and metro stations\n\nPart 1 Railway and metro stations\n\nBankstown\n\nBarangaroo\n\nBlacktown\n\nBondi Junction\n\nBurwood\n\nCabramatta\n\nCampbelltown\n\nCentral\n\nChatswood\n\nCircular Quay\n\nCrows Nest\n\nDomestic Airport\n\nEdgecliff\n\nEpping\n\nGadigal\n\nGlenfield\n\nGranville\n\nGreen Square\n\nHomebush\n\nHornsby\n\nHurstville\n\nInternational Airport\n\nKings Cross\n\nKogarah\n\nLidcombe\n\nLiverpool\n\nMacarthur\n\nMartin Place\n\nMuseum\n\nNewcastle\n\nNorth Sydney\n\nOlympic Park\n\nParramatta\n\nPort Kembla\n\nRedfern\n\nSchofields\n\nSeven Hills\n\nSt James\n\nStrathfield\n\nSydenham\n\nTown Hall\n\nVictoria Cross\n\nWaterloo\n\nWolli Creek\n\nWollongong\n\nWynyard","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 1 Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Other public transport facilities","content":"# Sch 1 Part 2 Other public transport facilities\n\nPart 2 Other public transport facilities\n\nCircular Quay Ferry Terminal\n\nManly Ferry Terminal","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 1 Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Ports","content":"# Sch 1 Part 3 Ports\n\nPart 3 Ports\n\nSydney Cove Passenger Terminal\n\nWhite Bay Cruise Terminal","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"Sch 1 Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Infrastructure facilities","content":"# Sch 1 Part 4 Infrastructure facilities\n\nPart 4 Infrastructure facilities\n\nthe following Ampol oil facilities—\n\n> (a) oil terminal, Banksmeadow\n\n> (b) fuel terminal, Kurnell\n\n> (c) Newcastle Terminal, Wickham\n\nANSTO, Lucas Heights\n\nBlueScope Port Kembla Steelworks\n\nColes Chilled Distribution Centre, Eastern Creek\n\nColes Automated Distribution Centre, Kemps Creek\n\nCooks River Intermodal Terminal, St Peters\n\nEnfield Intermodal Logistics Centre, Strathfield South\n\nLiddell Battery\n\nEraring Battery Energy Storage System\n\nthe following power stations—\n\n> (a) Bayswater\n\n> (b) Eraring\n\n> (c) Liddell\n\n> (d) Mount Piper\n\n> (e) Vales Point B\n\nState Emergency Operations Centre, Sydney Olympic Park\n\nSydney Airport Freight Terminals\n\nSydney Desalination Plant, Kurnell\n\nSydney Domestic Airport\n\nSydney International Airport\n\nTomago Aluminium, Tomago\n\nthe following Woolworths distribution centres—\n\n> (a) Distribution Centre, Erskine Park\n\n> (b) National Distribution Centre, Moorebank\n\n> (c) Sydney Chilled and Fresh Distribution Centre, Eastern Creek\n\n> (d) Sydney Regional Distribution Centre, Minchinbury\n\n> (e) Sydney Regional Distribution Centre, Moorebank\n\n> (f) Wyong Regional Distribution Centre, Warnervale","sortOrder":10}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the text shown, this version does not display operative provisions and therefore does not appear to change the substantive scope of the instrument. Key quoted passages: \"None of the provisions displayed in this version of the legislation have commenced\" and \"This legislation is currently due to be automatically repealed ... on 1 September 2031\"; the page is certified under \"section 45C of the Interpretation Act 1987.\" There is no material on the page indicating an expansion or narrowing of the regulation's substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["No substantive provisions displayed — page contains only administrative metadata and headings","Single point-in-time version noted: \"Current from 21/08/2026\"","Explicit commencement status: \"None of the provisions displayed in this version of the legislation have commenced\"","Staged repeal reference to Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 with repeal date 1 September 2031","Cross-reference/authorisation: certified under section 45C of the Interpretation Act 1987","Repetitive/duplicated header content increases navigational clutter but not legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it is:** This webpage record is the NSW \"Crimes Regulation 2026\" entry as published on 21/08/2026. It contains administrative metadata (versioning, authorisation) and states that \"None of the provisions displayed in this version of the legislation have commenced.\" It also notes automatic repeal on 1 September 2031 and certification under section 45C of the Interpretation Act 1987.\n\n**What it means:** No substantive regulatory clauses are shown on this page, so the page itself does not put operative criminal rules into force. This is general legal information, not legal advice; I can make mistakes—before relying on this or acting on it, get a qualified Australian lawyer to check it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/crimes-regulation-2026","history":"/api/acts/crimes-regulation-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/crimes-regulation-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/crimes-regulation-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/crimes-regulation-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/crimes-regulation-2026/documents"}}