{"id":"sl-2006-23","name":"Crimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006","slug":"crimes-sentence-administration-regulation-2006","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"23 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173318,"registerId":"act-sl-2006-23-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Crimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Sentence Administration)\nRegulation 2006\nSL2006-23\nmade under the\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005\nRepublication No 11\nEffective: 22 September 2023\nRepublication date: 22 September 2023\nLast amendment made by A2023-21\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006, made under the\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 (including any amendment made under the\nLegislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 22 September 2023. It also\nincludes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to\n22 September 2023.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR11\n22/09/23\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Sentence Administration)\nRegulation 2006\nmade under the\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n2 Dictionary 2\n3 Notes 2\n4 Parole order—core conditions—Act, s 137 (1) (f) 2\n5 Community-based sentence transfer—participating jurisdictions—Act,\ns 265 (3) 3\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Crimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\nR11\n22/09/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary 4\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 5\n2 Abbreviation key 5\n3 Legislation history 6\n4 Amendment history 7\n5 Earlier republications 8\n\nR11\n22/09/23\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Sentence Administration)\nRegulation 2006\nmade under the\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Crimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\nR11\n22/09/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Crimes (Sentence Administration)\nRegulation 2006.\n2 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other\nterms defined elsewhere.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘medicine—see the Medicines,\nPoisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008, section 11.’ means that the\nterm ‘medicine’ is defined in that section and the definition applies to this\nregulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the\nregulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears\n(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n3 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n4 Parole order—core conditions—Act, s 137 (1) (f)\nThe following conditions are prescribed:\n(a) the offender must live only at premises approved by the\ndirector-general;\n(b) the offender must report to a person at a time and place\nnominated by the director-general;\n(c) the offender must not use a prohibited substance, or abuse a\nmedicine that is lawfully obtained;\n\nSection 4\nR11\n22/09/23\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(d) the offender must authorise each doctor, therapist or counsellor\nof the offender to give information about the offender to the\nchief executive;\n(e) the offender must not leave the ACT for longer than 1 day\nwithout the prior written permission of the director-general;\n(f) the offender must comply with all conditions to which a\npermission to leave the ACT is subject;\n(g) the offender must not leave Australia without the board’s prior\nwritten permission;\n(h) the offender must not have possession or control of a firearm,\nprohibited weapon, prohibited article or offensive weapon;\n(i) the offender must comply with any direction given to the\noffender by the director-general.\nExample for par (b)\nto report to a corrections officer at a correctional centre, or to a person where\nthe offender works\nExamples for par (i)\ndirections about any of the following:\n• associating with particular people\n• visiting any place, including a particular suburb\n• obtaining, being available for or keeping employment\n• attending or taking part in an approved activity or program\n5 Community-based sentence transfer—participating\njurisdictions—Act, s 265 (3)\nEach State is declared to be a participating jurisdiction.\nNote State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).\n\nDictionary\npage 4 Crimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\nR11\n22/09/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 2)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:\n• ACT\n• director-general (see s 163)\n• doctor.\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 (see Legislation Act,\ns 148). For example, the following terms are defined in the Crimes\n(Sentence Administration) Act 2005, dict:\n• board\n• offender\n• test sample.\nfirearm—see the Firearms Act 1996, section 6.\nmedicine—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods\nAct 2008, section 11.\noffensive weapon—see the Crimes Act 1900, dictionary.\nprohibited article—see the Prohibited Weapons Act 1996,\nsection 4B.\nprohibited substance—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic\nGoods Act 2008, section 13.\nprohibited weapon—see the Prohibited Weapons Act 1996,\nsection 4A.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR11\n22/09/23\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and\nthe amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions\nand amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last\nendnote.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 6 Crimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\nR11\n22/09/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was made as part of the Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act\n2006 (see A2006-23, s 5 and sch 4).\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006 SL2006-23\ntaken to have been notified LR 18 May 2006 (A2006-23, s 5 (3) (a))\ns 1 taken to have commenced 18 May 2006 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 2 June 2006 (A2006-23 s 5 (3) (b) and see\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 A2005-59 s 2, Crimes\n(Sentencing) Act 2005 A2005-58, s 2 and LA s 79)\nas amended by\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Amendment Regulation 2006\n(No 1) SL2006-26\nnotified LR 1 June 2006\ns 1, s 2 commenced 1 June 2006 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 2 June 2006 (s 2 and see Crimes (Sentencing)\nAct 2005 A2005-58, s 2 and LA s 79)\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Amendment Regulation 2007\n(No 1) SL2007-13\nnotified LR 31 May 2007\ns 1, s 2 commenced 31 May 2007 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 June 2007 (s 2)\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Amendment Regulation 2007\n(No 2) SL2007-34\nnotified LR 19 October 2007\ns 1, s 2 commenced 19 October 2007 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 20 October 2007 (s 2)\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Amendment Regulation 2008\n(No 1) SL2008-1\nnotified LR 23 January 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 23 January 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 24 January 2008 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR11\n22/09/23\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nFirearms Amendment Act 2008 A2008-25 sch 2 pt 2.2\nnotified LR 15 July 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 15 July 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 2 amdt 2.4 commenced 15 July 2009 (s 2 (3))\nsch 2 remainder commenced 15 January 2009 (s 2 (1) and LA s 79)\nMedicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 A2008-26 sch 2\npt 2.5\nnotified LR 14 August 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 14 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 2 pt 2.5 commenced 14 February 2009 (s 2 and LA s 79)\nAdministrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments)\nAct 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.45\nnotified LR 30 June 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.45 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))\nCorrections and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2023\nA2023-21 pt 4\nnotified LR 21 June 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 21 June 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 4 commenced 22 September 2023 (s 2 (2) and CN2023-9)\n4 Amendment history\nDictionary\ns 2 am A2008-26 amdt 2.8\nParole order—core conditions—Act, s 137 (1) (f)\ns 4 am A2008-26 amdt 2.9; A2011-22 amdt 1.143\nCommunity-based sentence transfer—participating jurisdictions—Act,\ns 265 (3)\ns 5 ins SL2006-26 s 4\nam SL2007-13 s 4\nexp 1 August 2007 (s 5 (2))\nins SL2008-1 s 4\nsub A2023-21 s 22\nTransitional—interim custody arrangements—modification of Act, ch 17—\nAct, s 611 (2)\ns 6 ins SL2007-34 s 4\nexp 18 December 2007 (s 6 (2))\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 8 Crimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\nR11\n22/09/23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nModification of Act, ch 17 (Transitional—interim custody arrangements)\nsch 1 ins SL2006-26 s 5\nam SL2007-13 ss 5-8\nexp 1 August 2007 (s 5 (2))\nTransitional—interim custody arrangements\nsch 2 ins SL2007-34 s 5\nexp 18 December 2007 (s 6 (2))\nDictionary\ndict am A2011-22 amdt 1.144\ndef drug of dependence om A2008-26 amdt 2.10\ndef drugs and poisons standard om A2008-26 amdt 2.10\ndef firearm sub A2008-25 amdt 2.3\ndef medicine ins A2008-26 amdt 2.11\ndef prescribed substance om A2008-26 amdt 2.12\ndef prohibited article sub A2008-25 amdt 2.4\ndef prohibited substance sub A2008-26 amdt 2.13\ndef prohibited weapon sub A2008-25 amdt 2.4\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n2 June 2006\n2 June 2006–\n31 May 2007\nSL2006-26 new regulation and\namendments by\nSL2006-26\nR2\n1 June 2007\n1 June 2007–\n31 July 2007\nSL2007-13 amendments by\nSL2007-13\nR3\n1 Aug 2007\n1 Aug 2007–\n19 Oct 2007\nSL2007-13 commenced expiry\nR4\n20 Oct 2007\n20 Oct 2007–\n18 Dec 2007\nSL2007-34 amendments by\nSL2007-34\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR11\n22/09/23\nCrimes (Sentence Administration) Regulation 2006\nEffective: 22/09/23\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR5\n19 Dec 2007\n19 Dec 2007–\n23 Jan 2008\nSL2007-34 commenced expiry\nR6\n24 Jan 2008\n24 Jan 2008–\n14 Jan 2009\nSL2008-1 amendments by\nSL2008-1\nR7\n15 Jan 2009\n15 Jan 2009–\n13 Feb 2009\nA2008-26 amendments by\nA2008-25\nR8\n14 Feb 2009\n14 Feb 2009–\n14 July 2009\nA2008-26 amendments by\nA2008-26\nR9\n15 July 2009\n15 July 2009–\n30 June 2011\nA2008-26 amendments by\nA2008-25\nR10\n1 July 2011\n1 July 2011–\n21 Sept 2023\nA2011-22 amendments by\nA2011-22\n© Australian Capital Territory 2023","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation’s content and reach have changed since first made in 2006. The Dictionary and core parole conditions were amended (see A2008‑26; A2011‑22) and the participating jurisdictions provision was inserted and later substituted (SL2006‑26; SL2007‑13; SL2008‑1; A2023‑21). These amendments updated definitions, added or revised prescribed conditions (s4) and altered transfer arrangements (s5), affecting who is covered and how provisions operate."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to multiple external Acts for defined terms (Dictionary; Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008; Firearms Act 1996; Prohibited Weapons Act 1996).","Delegated administrative discretion to the director‑general and the parole board to approve residence, set reporting times and grant travel permissions (s4, s5).","High‑level, broadly phrased obligations (eg, 'comply with any direction') that require interpretation in practice (s4(i)).","Compliance and administrative burdens placed on offenders (reporting, authorising medical providers, seeking written permissions to travel) (s4(a)–(g), (d)).","Short regulation that relies heavily on external definitions and other legislation, increasing dependence on cross‑statutory reading (Dictionary; notes).","Amendment and commencement history (multiple insertions, substitutions and amendments recorded in endnotes) that affect scope and application (endnotes 3–4).","Penalty references and unit values are set elsewhere (Legislation Act), so enforcement costs are not explicit in the regulation (endnotes)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation prescribes the core conditions a parolee must follow (approved residence, reporting, bans on prohibited substances and weapons, medical‑information authorisations, travel limits and compliance with directions) and declares all States as participating jurisdictions for community‑based sentence transfers (s4, s5). It applies to offenders on parole or transfer and vests operational decision‑making with the director‑general and the parole board; compliance duties fall on offenders and some meanings are drawn from other statutes (Dictionary, s4)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing core parole conditions and enabling interstate sentence transfers. Despite multiple amendments since 2006 (including updates to terminology for firearms, medicines, and weapons to align with other ACT legislation), the substantive scope has not expanded beyond these two functions. The regulation has actually shrunk over time, with transitional provisions for interim custody arrangements expiring in 2007."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short length (only 5 substantive sections, with 2 being purely administrative)","Minimal defined terms (only 5 specific definitions in the dictionary, plus signpost references to other Acts)","No nested conditional logic or exceptions to exceptions","Straightforward prescriptive structure (simple lists of conditions in section 4)","No complex cross-referencing beyond standard signpost definitions to other ACT legislation","Single straightforward declaration in section 5 with no qualifications"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation prescribes mandatory parole conditions for ACT parolees and declares all Australian states and the Northern Territory as participating jurisdictions so community‑based sentences can be supervised across borders. \n\nIt affects people on parole or community orders who move interstate and the ACT staff who supervise them, providing the operational rules needed to ensure consistent supervision, community safety, and rehabilitation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/crimes-sentence-administration-regulation-2006","history":"/api/acts/crimes-sentence-administration-regulation-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/crimes-sentence-administration-regulation-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/crimes-sentence-administration-regulation-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/crimes-sentence-administration-regulation-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/crimes-sentence-administration-regulation-2006/documents"}}