{"id":"F2008L01053","name":"Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1)","slug":"northern-territory-national-emergency-response-other-areas-declaration-2008-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73191,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01053-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nNorthern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1)\n\nI, Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, make this Declaration under paragraph 4(4)(b) of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007.\n\nDated 1 April 2008\n\nJ Macklin\n\nMinister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Northern Territory National Emergency Response (Other Areas) Declaration 2008 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3 Prescribed area\n\nFor paragraph 4(4)(b) of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007, the area described in Schedule 1 to this Declaration is a prescribed area.\n\nSchedule 1 Area that is a prescribed area\n\n(section 3)\n\n| Item | Name         | Alias             | Parcel                         | Title                | Tenure               | Area (Ha) |\n| ---- | ------------ | ----------------- | ------------------------------ | -------------------- | -------------------- | --------- |\n| 1    | Kybrook Farm | Copperfield Creek | Portion 01028 plan(s) B 000617 | CUFT626 896(order 1) | Estate in fee simple | 97.16     |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2213},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration maintains its narrow original purpose of prescribing a specific additional parcel of land as a prescribed area under the existing legislative framework. It exercises the geographic extension authority exactly as contemplated by section 4(4)(b) of the parent Act without expanding beyond that remit."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision prescribing one specific geographic area","Only one cross-reference to parent Act (paragraph 4(4)(b) of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007)","No defined terms, exceptions, or conditional logic","Schedule contains technical land titles but presented in straightforward table format"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration adds a specific property called **Kybrook Farm** (also known as Copperfield Creek) to the list of 'prescribed areas' under the Northern Territory Emergency Response laws—commonly known as the 'NT Intervention'.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The farm—a 97-hectare freehold property (meaning outright ownership under Australian law)—is now subject to the special measures that apply under the 2007 Emergency Response Act\n- These measures typically include alcohol restrictions, bans on certain material, and compulsory income management (quarantining of welfare payments) for residents\n- The declaration exercises the Minister's power to designate additional areas beyond the original list of Aboriginal communities\n\n**Why it matters:**\nDesignating this single farming property as a prescribed area brings it under the extraordinary emergency response regime, subjecting anyone living or working there to the intervention's control measures, despite it appearing to be a standard commercial freehold estate."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/northern-territory-national-emergency-response-other-areas-declaration-2008-no-1","history":"/api/acts/northern-territory-national-emergency-response-other-areas-declaration-2008-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/northern-territory-national-emergency-response-other-areas-declaration-2008-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/northern-territory-national-emergency-response-other-areas-declaration-2008-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/northern-territory-national-emergency-response-other-areas-declaration-2008-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/northern-territory-national-emergency-response-other-areas-declaration-2008-no-1/documents"}}