{"id":"police-administration-regulations-1994","name":"POLICE ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS 1994","slug":"police-administration-regulations-1994","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177113,"registerId":"nt-police-administration-regulations-1994-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"POLICE ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS 1994","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nPOLICE ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS 1994\nAs in force at 8 April 2025\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1\nPart 2 Establishment\n3 Determination to be notified ............................................................. 1\n5 Appointments to be notified ............................................................. 1\n6 Qualification for promotion ............................................................... 2\n7 Promotions – Constables ................................................................ 2\n8 Vacancies to be advertised.............................................................. 3\n9 Promotions – other than Constables ............................................... 3\n10 Promotions to be provisional ........................................................... 3\n11 Prescribed ranks for section 17 of Act ............................................. 4\n12 Prescribed amount for purposes of section 17A .............................. 4\nPart 3 Appeals\nDivision 1 Promotions appeals\n13 Promotions appeals ......................................................................... 4\n14 Hearing of promotions appeals ........................................................ 5\nDivision 2 Inability and disciplinary appeals\n15 Inability and disciplinary appeals ..................................................... 5\n16 Admission of additional material on appeal ..................................... 6\nDivision 3 Witnesses at appeal hearings\n17 Witnesses at appeal hearings.......................................................... 6\nPart 4 Discipline and inability of member to\ndischarge duties\n18 Prescribed members ....................................................................... 8\n19 Disciplinary powers of prescribed members .................................... 8\n\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 ii\nPart 4AA Police powers\n19A Infringement notice offence ............................................................. 9\n19AB Prescribed powers and prescribed respondents.............................. 9\nPart 4AB Custody notification service\n19B Duty to notify custody notification service provider if Aboriginal\nperson in custody received at police station or watch house ......... 10\nPart 4A Forensic examinations\n20A Corresponding jurisdictions ........................................................... 10\n20B DNA analysis of samples ............................................................... 11\nPart 4B Infectious diseases\n20C Infectious diseases ........................................................................ 11\nPart 5 Personnel records\n20 Personnel records ......................................................................... 11\n21 Inspection of personnel records..................................................... 12\n22 Removal of adverse entry in personnel records ............................ 12\nPart 5A Infringement offence\n22A Infringement offence and prescribed amount payable ................... 12\n22B When infringement notice may be given ........................................ 13\n22C Contents of infringement notice ..................................................... 13\n22D Electronic payment and payment by cheque ................................. 14\n22E Expiation of offence ....................................................................... 14\n22F Withdrawal of infringement notice.................................................. 14\n22G Application of Part ......................................................................... 14\nPart 6 Miscellaneous\n23 Repeal ........................................................................................... 15\n24 Transitional .................................................................................... 15\nSchedule 2 Forms\nSchedule 3 Regulations repealed\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 8 April 2025\n____________________\nPOLICE ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS 1994\nRegulations under the Police Administration Act 1978\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Police Administration\nRegulations 1994.\n2 Definitions\nIn these Regulations:\ninfringement notice, for Part 5A, see regulation 22B.\ninfringement offence, for Part 5A, see regulation 22A(1).\nprescribed amount, for Part 5A, see regulation 22A(2).\npersonnel record means a personnel record kept under\nregulation 20.\nRegistrar means the Registrar of Appeal Boards appointed under\nsection 97(1) of the Act.\nPart 2 Establishment\n3 Determination to be notified\nA determination under section 15 of the Act shall be notified in the\nPolice Gazette as soon as practicable after it comes into effect.\n5 Appointments to be notified\nThe appointment of a person to be a member shall be notified in the\nPolice Gazette as soon as practicable after the appointment is\nmade.\n\nPart 2 Establishment\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 2\n6 Qualification for promotion\n(1) For the purposes of section 16(1)(b) of the Act, the Commissioner\nshall, from time to time, determine the qualifications for promotion.\n(2) A determination under subregulation (1) shall be notified in the\nPolice Gazette as soon as practicable after it is made.\n7 Promotions – Constables\n(1) Subject to subregulation (2), the Commissioner shall promote a\nmember under section 16(1)(b) of the Act who holds the rank of\nConstable to the rank of Senior Constable immediately on the\nmember becoming qualified for promotion to that rank.\n(2) If the Commissioner is of the opinion that a member whom the\nCommissioner is required by subregulation (1) to promote will be\nunable to efficiently discharge the duties of the rank to which the\nmember is so required to be promoted, the Commissioner shall:\n(a) refuse to promote the member; and\n(b) serve on the member a notice in writing setting out the\ndecision and the Commissioner's reasons for the decision.\n(3) A member whom the Commissioner refuses to promote under\nsubregulation (2) may, not later than 14 days after the notice under\nthat subregulation is served on the member, request the\nCommissioner to undertake a review of the decision to refuse to\npromote the member.\n(4) As soon as practicable after receiving a notice under\nsubregulation (3) the Commissioner shall undertake a review of the\ndecision and shall:\n(a) promote the member to the rank of Senior Constable; or\n(b) confirm the decision to refuse to promote the member and\nserve on the member a notice in writing setting out the\nCommissioner's reasons for confirming the decision.\n(5) A decision of the Commissioner under subregulation (4) is final.\n(6) Where the Commissioner after undertaking a review under\nsubregulation (4) refuses to promote a member under this\nregulation, the Commissioner shall, when necessary, ensure that\nthe member is offered appropriate training to enhance the\nmember's prospect for promotion in the future.\n\nPart 2 Establishment\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 3\n8 Vacancies to be advertised\n(1) The Commissioner shall not promote a member to a rank otherwise\nthan under regulation 7 unless, not less than 14 days before the\npromotion, the Commissioner causes notice to be published in the\nPolice Gazette seeking applications under subregulation (2) for\npromotion to the rank.\n(2) An application referred to in subregulation (1) shall be in the form\nand contain such information as the Commissioner, from to time,\ndetermines.\n(3) This regulation does not prevent a member making an application\nreferred to in subregulation (1) where the rank the subject of the\napplication is lower than the rank held by the member at the time of\nthe application but, where such an application is successful and the\nmember is appointed to the lower rank, the terms and conditions of\nservice as a member attaching to the rank held by the member\nimmediately before the appointment shall, on the appointment,\ncease and the member's terms and conditions of service shall, with\neffect on and from the appointment, be the terms and conditions of\nservice attaching to the rank from time to time held by the member\nafter the appointment.\n9 Promotions – other than Constables\nThe Commissioner may promote a member under section 16 of the\nAct (other than a member promoted in accordance with\nregulation 7) if satisfied that the member has superior merit to other\nmembers who applied for promotion to the rank.\n10 Promotions to be provisional\n(1) The promotion of a member to a rank (other than a promotion\nreferred to in regulation 7 or to a rank above the rank of Senior\nSergeant or in accordance with a direction under section 93(4)(b) of\nthe Act):\n(a) shall be notified in the Police Gazette; and\n(b) is provisional until confirmed under subregulation (2).\n(2) Where the Commissioner is satisfied that:\n(a) all members eligible to appeal against the promotion in\naccordance with section 92 of the Act have waived their right\nto appeal against the promotion or the period within which\nthey may appeal has expired and no such appeal has been\nmade; or\n\nPart 3 Appeals\nDivision 1 Promotions appeals\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 4\n(b) where such an appeal has been made:\n(i) the appeal has been struck out;\n(ii) the appeal has been heard and disallowed; or\n(iii) the appeal has been withdrawn,\nthe Commissioner shall confirm the promotion.\n(3) Where a promotion is confirmed under subregulation (2) the\nmember promoted shall be deemed to have been promoted to the\nrank on the date on which the provisional promotion took effect.\n11 Prescribed ranks for section 17 of Act\nFor section 17(c)(i) of the Act, the following ranks are prescribed:\n(a) Senior Constable;\n(b) Sergeant;\n(c) Senior Sergeant.\n12 Prescribed amount for purposes of section 17A\nFor the purposes of section 17A(1) of the Act, the prescribed\namount is, in relation to a member referred to in that subsection,\n20% of the base salary applicable to the rank held by the member.\nPart 3 Appeals\nDivision 1 Promotions appeals\n13 Promotions appeals\n(1) For section 92(1B) of the Act:\n(a) the prescribed form is Form 1 in Schedule 2; and\n(b) an appeal must be made by giving the details of the appeal in\nForm 1 to the Registrar within the time specified in or allowed\nunder section 92(2) of the Act.\n(2) The Registrar shall, as soon as practicable after receiving a\nprescribed form under subregulation (1), notify the Commissioner of\nthe making of the appeal and the Commissioner shall, as soon as\npracticable after being notified:\n(a) establish a Promotions Appeal Board; or\n\nPart 3 Appeals\nDivision 2 Inability and disciplinary appeals\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 5\n(b) if a Promotions Appeal Board has been established, request\nthe Board,\nto determine the appeal.\n(3) The Chairman of the Promotions Appeal Board that is to determine\nan appeal under section 92 of the Act shall, not later than 14 days\nafter the appeal is made, fix a date, time and place for the hearing\nof the appeal.\n(4) The Registrar shall notify the appellant and the member whose\npromotion or appointment is the subject of the appeal of the date,\ntime and place for the hearing of the appeal fixed under\nsubregulation (3).\n(5) The date fixed under subregulation (3) for the hearing of the appeal\nshall be not later than 28 days after the date the appeal is made.\n14 Hearing of promotions appeals\nIn determining an appeal under section 92 of the Act, a Promotions\nAppeal Board:\n(a) shall conduct its proceedings with as little formality and\ntechnicality, and with as much expedition as is possible;\n(b) may adjourn its proceedings on such conditions, including\nconditions as to costs and expenses, as it thinks fit; and\n(c) is not bound by the rules of evidence and may inform itself in\nsuch manner as it thinks fit.\nDivision 2 Inability and disciplinary appeals\n15 Inability and disciplinary appeals\n(1) For the purposes of section 94 of the Act:\n(a) the prescribed form is Form 2 of Schedule 2; and\n(b) an appeal under the section shall be made by delivering, or\nsending by post, the prescribed form referred to in\nparagraph (a) to the Registrar within the time specified in the\nsection.\n\nPart 3 Appeals\nDivision 3 Witnesses at appeal hearings\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 6\n(2) The Registrar shall, as soon as practicable after receiving a\nprescribed form under subregulation (1), notify the Commissioner of\nthe making of the appeal and the Commissioner shall, as soon as\npracticable after being notified, depending on the nature of the\nappeal:\n(a) establish a Disciplinary or Inability Appeal Board; or\n(b) if a Disciplinary or Inability Appeal Board has been\nestablished, request the Board,\nto determine the appeal.\n(3) An Appeal Board that is to determine an appeal under section 94 of\nthe Act shall, as soon as practicable after the appeal is made,\ndetermine whether or not the appeal is to be conducted by an oral\nhearing and the Chairman of the Board shall, where a hearing is to\nbe conducted, fix a date, time and place for the hearing.\n(4) The Registrar shall notify the appellant and the Commissioner or\nthe prescribed member, as the case may be, of the Board's\ndecision under subregulation (3) and, where a hearing is to be\nconducted, notify the appellant and the Commissioner or the\nprescribed member of the date, time and place fixed under\nsubregulation (3).\n16 Admission of additional material on appeal\nFor the purposes of section 95(3) of the Act:\n(a) the prescribed form is Form 3 of Schedule 2; and\n(b) an application shall be made by delivering, or sending by post,\nthe prescribed form referred to in paragraph (a) to the\nRegistrar at the time the appeal is made or not later than 14\ndays after the date the appeal is made.\nDivision 3 Witnesses at appeal hearings\n17 Witnesses at appeal hearings\n(1) Except as provided in these Regulations, an Appeals Board is not\nliable to pay the fees and expenses of a person appearing before it\nas a witness.\n(2) A witness at a hearing of an appeal, not being a member, shall, with\nthe approval of the Chairman of the Appeal Board hearing the\nappeal, be paid an allowance by the Commissioner.\n\nPart 3 Appeals\nDivision 3 Witnesses at appeal hearings\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 7\n(3) An allowance referred to in subregulation (2) shall be an amount\nequal to the amount of the salary or wages lost by the witness for\nthe day or days of attendance at the hearing or, if the witness is not\nin receipt of a salary or wages, an amount which would be\nreasonable having regard to the occupation of the witness and the\ntime lost in attendance.\n(4) Subject to subregulation (5), a witness shall be entitled to be paid,\nin addition to the allowance referred to in subregulation (2), the cost\nof conveyance to the hearing and reasonable travelling expenses.\n(5) Subject to subregulation (6), the Commissioner shall not be\nrequired to pay travelling expenses or any other expenses incurred\nby a witness summoned by or on behalf of an appellant.\n(6) Subregulation (5) does not apply in a case where the Appeal Board\nhearing the appeal finds in favour of the appellant and the evidence\ngiven by the witness summoned by or on behalf of the appellant\nwas, in the opinion of the Chairman of the Board, material.\n(7) All claims for witnesses' expenses in connection with the hearing of\nan appeal shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Appeal Board\nhearing the appeal who shall furnish to the Commissioner\ncertificates as to attendance and such other particulars as may be\nnecessary to enable the Commissioner to assess the amounts to\nbe paid under this regulation.\n(8) Where a member is summoned to appear as a witness before an\nAppeal Board, the member shall be taken as being on duty during\nthe time the member is:\n(a) attending the hearing for the purpose of giving evidence; and\n(b) travelling to and from the place where the hearing is held and\nthe police station to which the member is attached.\n(9) Nothing in subregulation (8) entitles a member to be paid overtime\nfor any time the member is taken as being on duty under that\nsubregulation.\n\nPart 4 Discipline and inability of member to discharge duties\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 8\nPart 4 Discipline and inability of member to discharge\nduties\n18 Prescribed members\nFor section 4(1) of the Act, definition prescribed member, the\nfollowing ranks are prescribed:\n(a) for Part IV of the Act:\n(i) Senior Sergeant; and\n(ii) Superintendent; and\n(iii) Commander; and\n(iv) Assistant Commissioner; and\n(v) Deputy Commissioner;\n(b) for Part V of the Act:\n(i) Assistant Commissioner; and\n(ii) Deputy Commissioner.\n19 Disciplinary powers of prescribed members\n(1) For sections 81(2)(d)(ii), 84C(1) and 84D of the Act, a prescribed\nmember of the rank of:\n(a) Senior Sergeant may, subject to subregulations (2)(a)\nand (3)(a), do one or more of the things specified in\nsection 84D(a), (b), (c), (d) or (j) of the Act;\n(b) Superintendent or Commander may, subject to\nsubregulations (2)(b) and (3)(b), do one or more of the things\nspecified in section 84D(a), (b), (c), (d) or (j) of the Act;\n(c) Assistant Commissioner may, subject to subregulation (2)(c),\ndo one or more of the things specified in section 84D(a), (b),\n(c) (d), (g) or (j) of the Act;\n(d) Deputy Commissioner may do one or more of the things\nspecified in section 84D of the Act other than dismiss a\nmember under paragraph (k) of that section.\n\nPart 4AA Police powers\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 9\n(2) A member of the rank of:\n(a) Senior Sergeant may not impose a fine under section 84D(d)\nof the Act or order costs, compensation or restitution to be\npaid under section 84D(j) of the Act of more than $100;\n(b) Superintendent or Commander may not impose a fine under\nsection 84D(d) of the Act or order costs, compensation or\nrestitution to be paid under section 84D(j) of the Act of more\nthan $250; or\n(c) Assistant Commissioner may not impose a fine under\nsection 84D(d) of the Act or order costs, compensation or\nrestitution to be paid under section 84D(j) of the Act of more\nthan $1000.\n(3) A member of the rank of:\n(a) Senior Sergeant may not fix a period under section 84D(c) of\nthe Act of longer than 3 months; or\n(b) Superintendent or Commander may not fix a period under\nsection 84D(c) of the Act of longer than 6 months.\nPart 4AA Police powers\n19A Infringement notice offence\nFor section 133AA of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as\nan infringement notice offence:\n(aa) an offence against section 134A of the Act;\n(a) an offence for which an infringement notice may be served\nunder regulation 3 of the Summary Offences\nRegulations 1994;\n(b) an infringement notice offence specified in Schedule 6, Part 1,\nof the Liquor Regulations 2019;\n(c) an infringement notice offence as defined in section 20(1) of\nthe Misuse of Drugs Act 1990.\n19AB Prescribed powers and prescribed respondents\n(1) For section 126E(5) of the Act, definition prescribed power, the\npowers conferred on a member under Part 3 of the Domestic and\nFamily Violence Regulations 2008 are prescribed.\n\nPart 4A Forensic examinations\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 10\n(2) For section 126E(5) of the Act, definition prescribed respondent,\na respondent to whom Part 3 of the Domestic and Family Violence\nRegulations 2008 applies is prescribed.\nNote for subregulation (2)\nSee regulation 4 of the Domestic and Family Violence Regulations 2008 for the\nrespondents to whom Part 3 of those Regulations applies.\nPart 4AB Custody notification service\n19B Duty to notify custody notification service provider if\nAboriginal person in custody received at police station or\nwatch house\n(1) The member for the time being in charge of a police station or\nwatch house has a duty to immediately ask any person in custody\nwho is received at the police station or watch house if the person is\nan Aboriginal person.\n(2) If the response to the question asked under subregulation (1)\nindicates that the person is an Aboriginal person, the member has a\nduty to immediately inform the person that a custody notification\nservice provider will be notified that the person is in custody.\n(3) As soon as practicable after informing the person in accordance\nwith subregulation (2), the member has a duty to notify the custody\nnotification service provider:\n(a) that the person is in custody; and\n(b) of the place where the person is in custody.\n(4) This regulation does not apply in relation to a person held in\ncustody under section 128 or 133AB of the Act.\n(5) In this regulation:\ncustody notification service provider means the North Australian\nAboriginal Justice Agency Ltd ACN 118 017 842.\nPart 4A Forensic examinations\n20A Corresponding jurisdictions\nFor paragraph (b) of the definition of corresponding jurisdiction in\nsection 4 of the Act, each member country of the International\nCriminal Police Organization (Interpol) is a foreign country.\n\nPart 5 Personnel records\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 11\n20B DNA analysis of samples\n(1) For section 147C(3) of the Act, the following types of DNA analysis\nare prescribed:\n(a) genomic (nuclear);\n(b) mitochondrial.\n(2) However, a sample may be analysed to obtain information only for\nthe following purposes:\n(a) to compare DNA profiles for a person's identification;\n(b) to determine the gender of a person;\n(c) to link a person with one or more of the following:\n(i) another person;\n(ii) a place;\n(iii) a thing.\nPart 4B Infectious diseases\n20C Infectious diseases\nFor section 147FA(1) of the Act, definition infectious disease,\nparagraph (d), the following diseases are prescribed:\n(a) the Coronavirus disease named \"COVID-19\" by the World\nHealth Organization;\n(b) human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I).\nPart 5 Personnel records\n20 Personnel records\n(1) The Commissioner shall cause to be kept and maintained a\npersonnel record concerning the conduct and service of each\nmember.\n(2) The personnel record of a member shall contain a record of all\nactions taken or decisions or opinions made under the Act in\nrespect of the member.\n\nPart 5A Infringement offence\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 12\n21 Inspection of personnel records\n(1) A member may apply to the person having responsibility for\nkeeping and maintaining the member's personnel record to inspect\nhis or her personnel record.\n(2) An application under subregulation (1) may be made at any time\nand the person having responsibility for keeping and maintaining\nthe personnel record shall, on receiving the application, make the\nrecord available to the member for inspection.\n(3) A member who makes an application under this regulation is not\nrequired to disclose the reason for applying to inspect his or her\npersonnel record.\n(4) An inspection of a member's personnel record under this regulation\nshall be carried out in the presence of the person having\nresponsibility for keeping and maintaining the record or a person\nnominated by that person.\n(5) A member may make copies of, or take extracts from, his or her\npersonnel record.\n22 Removal of adverse entry in personnel records\n(1) A member may, at any time, apply to the Commissioner to have an\nadverse report recorded in the member's personnel record removed\nfrom his or her personnel record.\n(2) The Commissioner shall, on receiving an application under\nsubregulation (1):\n(a) remove the report referred to in the application from the\nmember's personnel record; or\n(b) advise the member in writing of the Commissioner's reasons\nfor not removing the report.\nPart 5A Infringement offence\n22A Infringement offence and prescribed amount payable\n(1) An infringement offence is an offence against section 116KI,\n134A or 135E of the Act.\n(2) The prescribed amount for an infringement offence is the amount\nequal to the monetary value of 2 penalty units.\n\nPart 5A Infringement offence\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 13\n22B When infringement notice may be given\nIf a member believes on reasonable grounds that a person has\ncommitted an infringement offence, the member may give an\ninfringement notice to the person.\n22C Contents of infringement notice\n(1) The infringement notice must specify the following:\n(a) the name and address of the person to whom it is issued, if\nknown;\n(b) the date the infringement notice is given to the person;\n(c) the date and time of the infringement offence and the place at\nwhich the infringement offence occurred;\n(d) a description of the offence;\n(e) the prescribed amount payable for the offence;\n(f) the enforcement agency to which the prescribed amount is\npayable.\n(2) The infringement notice must include a statement to the effect of\nthe following:\n(a) the person may expiate the infringement offence and avoid\nany further action in relation to the offence by paying the\nprescribed amount to the specified enforcement agency within\n28 days after the notice is given;\n(b) the person may elect to have the offence dealt with by a court\nby:\n(i) completing a statement of election and giving it to the\nspecified enforcement agency; and\n(ii) not paying the prescribed amount;\n(c) enforcement action may be taken under the Fines and\nPenalties (Recovery) Act 2001 if the person does nothing in\nresponse to the notice.\n(3) The infringement notice must include an appropriate form for\nmaking the statement of election mentioned in\nsubregulation (2)(b)(i).\n\nPart 5A Infringement offence\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 14\n22D Electronic payment and payment by cheque\n(1) If the person uses electronic means to pay the prescribed amount,\npayment is not effected until the amount is credited to the payee's\nbank account.\n(2) If the person tenders a cheque in payment of the prescribed\namount, payment is not effected unless the cheque is cleared on\nfirst presentation.\n22E Expiation of offence\nIf the prescribed amount for the infringement offence is paid in\naccordance with the infringement notice, the alleged offence is\nexpiated and no further proceedings can be taken in relation to the\noffence.\n22F Withdrawal of infringement notice\n(1) The Commissioner may withdraw the infringement notice by written\nnotice given to the person.\n(2) The notice must be given:\n(a) within 28 days after the infringement notice is given to the\nperson; and\n(b) before payment of the prescribed amount.\n22G Application of Part\n(1) This Part does not prejudice or affect the start or continuation of\nproceedings for an infringement offence for which an infringement\nnotice has been given unless the offence is expiated.\n(2) This Part does not:\n(a) require an infringement notice to be given; or\n(b) affect the liability of a person to be prosecuted in a court for an\noffence for which an infringement notice has not been given;\nor\n(c) prevent more than one infringement notice for the same\noffence being given to a person.\n(3) If more than one infringement notice for the same offence has been\ngiven to a person, the person may expiate the offence by paying\nthe prescribed amount in accordance with any of the notices.\n\nPart 6 Miscellaneous\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 15\nPart 6 Miscellaneous\n23 Repeal\nThe Police Administration Regulations 1994, comprising the\nRegulations specified in Schedule 3, are repealed.\n24 Transitional\nWhere, immediately before the commencement of these\nRegulations, a member was qualified for promotion to a rank in\naccordance with regulation 6 of the Police Administration\nRegulations 1994, as then in force, the member shall, on that\ncommencement, continue to be qualified for promotion to that rank\nas if these Regulations had not come into operation and\nnotwithstanding anything in a determination of the Commissioner\ndetermining the qualifications for promotions made for the purposes\nof these Regulations.\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 16\nSchedule 2 Forms\nFORM 1\nregulation 13\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nPolice Administration Act 1978\nsection 92\nNOTICE OF APPEAL\nTO: The Registrar of Appeal Boards.\nAPPELLANT:\nName: ........................................…………………………………….\nRank: ........................................…………………………………….\nNumber: ........................................…………………………………….\nStation: ........................................…………………………………….\nPROMOTION, APPOINTMENT OR ACTION APPEALED AGAINST:\nI appeal to the Promotions Appeal Board against the decision of the\nCommissioner specified below:\n* Promotion under section 16(1)(b) or (3) of the Act:\nName of member promoted: ....................……………………………....\nRank to which provisional promotion made: ........………………………...\nDate on which provisional promotion appealed against was notified in\nthe Police Gazette: .........……………………………………………….……\n* Appointment under section 18(5) of the Act:\n..................................................…………………………………………….\nNature of appointment: ..........……………………………………………..\nDate on which appointment appealed against was notified in the Police\nGazette: .........……………………………………………………………...\n* Refusal under section 166AA(3) to promote or transfer member:\n................................………………………………….……………………..\nNature of action: ...............................……………………………………...\n…..........................………………………………………………………….\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 17\nDate of action: ..................................……………………………………….\n(Attach a copy of the letter advising of the action)\nDated: .......................……..\n.....................………………………….\nSignature\n* Delete whichever is inapplicable\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 18\nFORM 2\nregulation 15\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nPolice Administration Act 1978\nsection 94\nNOTICE OF APPEAL\nTO: The Registrar of Appeal Boards.\nAPPELLANT:\nName: ........................................……………………………………………\nRank: ........................................……………………………………………\nNumber: ........................................……………………………………………\nStation: ........................................……………………………………………\nACTION, DIRECTION, INTENTION, DECISION OR OPINION APPEALED\nAGAINST:\nI appeal to the Disciplinary Appeal Board/Inability Appeal Board* against the\ndetermination of the Commissioner/prescribed member* specified below:\n* (a) the action of the Commissioner under section 78 of the Act;\n* (b) the action under section 84E(3) of the Act by a member;\n* (c) the action under section 81(2)(d) or 84D of the Act by the\nCommissioner or a prescribed member;\n* (d) a direction of the Commissioner under section 84G of the Act\nthat the member not be paid salary during the period of the\nmember's suspension under section 76A or 80 of the Act;\n* (e) a direction, action or intention under section 89 of the Act by or\nof the Commissioner;\n* (f) a decision or opinion as a result of which such an action was\ntaken, direction given or intention made.\n* Date of action etc.:........................………………......……………………...\n* Date notice of action etc. served on appellant:….…………………………\n* Date appellant responded to notice of action etc.:………………………...\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 19\nThe grounds on which I make this appeal are specified below:\n.......................................................…………………………………………………\n………………………………………………………………..……………………….\nDated:….................................\n.....................………………………….\nSignature\n* Delete whichever is inapplicable\n\nSchedule 2 Forms\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 20\nFORM 3\nregulation 16\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nPolice Administration Act 1978\nsection 95(3)\nADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL\nTO: The Registrar of Appeal Boards.\nAPPELLANT:\nName: ........................................……………………………………………\nRank: ........................................……………………………………………\nNumber: ........................................……………………………………………\nStation: ........................................……………………………………………\nIn respect of the appeal made by me on .....……............., the following\nmaterial was not available to the Commissioner/prescribed member* before\ntaking the action or forming the intention that is being appealed against.\n(Include details of additional material)\n.......................................................…………………………………………………\n.......................................................…………………………………………………\nThe reasons why I consider that the Appeal Board should admit the material\nare specified below:\n.......................................................…………………………………………………\nI, therefore, apply to the Appeal Board to admit the material.\nDated: ...............................\n.....................………………………….\nSignature\n* Delete whichever is inapplicable\n\nSchedule 3 Regulations repealed\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 21\nSchedule 3 Regulations repealed\nregulation 23\n1979, No. 8\n1980, No. 1\n1980, No. 37\n1981, No. 2\n1984, No. 3\n1985, No. 33\n1989, No. 39\n1990, No. 34\n\nENDNOTES\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 22\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nPolice Administration Regulations (SL No. 44, 1994)\nNotified 1 December 1994\nCommenced 1 December 1994\nAmendment of Police Administration Regulations (SL No. 18, 1997)\nNotified 11 June 1997\nCommenced 11 June 1997\nPolice Administration Amendment (Forensic Examinations) Regulations 2005 (SL\nNo. 27, 2005)\nNotified 17 August 2005\nCommenced 17 August 2005 (r 2, s 2 Police Administration Amendment\n(Forensic Procedures) Act 2004 (Act No. 57, 2004) and Gaz\nG33, 17 August 2005, p 5)\nPolice Administration Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 45, 2014)\nAssent date 5 December 2014\nCommenced 17 December 2014 (Gaz S126, 17 December 2014)\nJustice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016)\nAssent date 8 June 2016\nCommenced s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016;\nrem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016)\nPolice Administration Amendment Regulations 2019 (SL No. 17, 2019)\nNotified 31 July 2019\nCommenced 31 July 2019 (Gaz G31, 31 July 2019)\nPolice Administration Further Amendment Regulations 2019 (SL No. 29, 2019)\nNotified 27 November 2019\nCommenced 27 November 2019\n\nENDNOTES\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 23\nPolice Administration Amendment Regulations 2020 (SL No. 17, 2020)\nNotified 1 July 2020\nCommenced 1 July 2020\nPolice Administration Further Amendment Regulations 2020 (SL No. 32, 2020)\nNotified 23 December 2020\nCommenced 23 December 2020\nPolice Administration Amendment Regulations 2021 (SL No. 16, 2021)\nNotified 29 September 2021\nCommenced 29 September 2021 (r 2)\nPolice Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 2, 2023)\nAssent date 2 March 2023\nCommenced pts 1 and 3: 2 March 2023 (s 2(1));\nrem: 14 April 2023 (Gaz S21, 14 April 2023)\nPolice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 18, 2023)\nAssent date 17 August 2023\nCommenced 21 September 2023 (Gaz S67, 20 September 2023)\nPolice Legislation Amendment (Powers, Appointments and Other Matters) Act 2023\n(Act No. 31, 2023)\nAssent date 6 December 2023\nCommenced 7 December 2023 (s 2)\nPolice Administration Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 11, 2024)\nAssent date 31 May 2024\nCommenced 1 June 2024 (s 2)\nPolice Administration Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 8, 2025)\nAssent date 7 April 2025\nCommenced 8 April 2025 (s 2)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1, 19A, 23 and 24 and sch 2.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 2 amd Act No. 18, 2023, s 12\nr 4 rep Act No. 2, 2023, s 11\nr 9 sub No. 32, 2020, r 4\nr 11 sub Act No. 31, 2023, s 18\nr 13 amd Act No. 31, 2023, s 19\nr 19 amd No. 18, 1997\npt 4 hdg amd No. 16, 2021, r 4\npt 4AA hdg ins Act No. 45, 2014, s 13\nr 19A ins Act No. 45, 2014, s 13\namd Act No. 17, 2016, s 46; No. 29, 2019, r 4; Act No. 31, 2023, s 20\npt 4AB hdg ins No. 17, 2019, r 4\nr 18 sub No. 16, 2021, r 5\nr 19 amd No. 16, 2021, r 6\nr 19AB ins Act No. 8, 2025, s 9\n\nENDNOTES\nPolice Administration Regulations 1994 24\nr 19B ins No. 17, 2019, r 4\npt 4A hdg ins No. 27, 2005, r 4\nrr 20A – 20B ins No. 27, 2005, r 4\npt 4B hdg ins No. 17, 2020, r 4\nr 20C ins No. 17, 2020, r 4\npt 5A hdg ins Act No. 18, 2023, s 13\nr 22A ins Act No. 18, 2023, s 13\namd Act No. 31, 2023, s 21; Act No. 11, 2024, s 8\nrr 22B – 22G ins Act No. 18, 2023, s 13\nsch 1 rep Act No. 31, 2023, s 22\nsch 2 amd No. 16, 2021, r 7; Act No. 31, 2023, s 23","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Regulations have expanded beyond a narrow administrative rulebook for personnel and internal procedure into operational policing domains. Since the original instrument they have added: (a) an infringement‑notice (expiation) regime for certain offences (Part 5A, regs 22A–22G); (b) custody notification duties specifically for Aboriginal persons with a named external provider (reg 19B); (c) prescriptive forensic/DNA rules setting permitted analysis types and purposes (regs 20A–20B); and (d) explicit infectious disease prescriptions for policing powers (reg 20C). These additions move the instrument from purely internal administration to regulating frontline police powers, third‑party notification flows and forensic practice, materially widening operational scope and compliance obligations compared with the original administrative focus."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple Parts addressing distinct domains: Establishment, Appeals, Discipline, Police powers, Forensic examinations, Infectious diseases, Personnel records, Infringement notices (Parts 2, 3, 4/4AA/4A/4B, 5, 5A).","Frequent cross‑references to the Police Administration Act: s16, s17, s17A, s81, s84D, s92–95, s116KI, s133AA, s147C, etc., requiring simultaneous reading of primary Act and regulations.","Layered decision points and conditional steps (e.g. provisional promotions that become final only if appeals lapse or are resolved; promotion refusals with internal review then finality) (regs 7, 10).","Numerical timelines and deadlines across different provisions: 14 days, 28 days, 3 months, 6 months, which interact with appeals and review processes (regs 7(3), 10(2)(b), 13(3), 16(b), 19(3)).","Tiered discretion with quantitative caps by rank (different monetary caps and time limits for Senior Sergeant, Superintendent/Commander, Assistant Commissioner) (reg 19(1)–(3)).","Multiple prescribed lists (ranks for particular purposes, types of DNA analysis, prescribed infectious diseases, prescribed infringement offences and prescribed powers/respondents) that expand scope and require reference checks (regs 11, 20B, 20C, 19A, 19AB).","Procedural detail for appeals and evidence (forms, witness payment rules and exceptions, admission of additional material) that add procedural complexity (regs 13–17, Schedule 2 Forms).","Integration of an external service (North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency) by name, creating a non‑statutory operational dependency (reg 19B).","Amendment history and repeals noted in endnotes indicate the instrument has been amended multiple times, increasing interpretive complexity when tracking changes (Endnotes and r 23)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What these Regulations do (mechanics)\n\n- Set administrative rules for the Northern Territory Police on appointments, promotions, appeals, discipline, records and certain operational powers. Key mechanics include:\n  - Publication requirements: appointments and promotion determinations must be published in the Police Gazette (regs 3, 5, 6(2)).\n  - Promotion rules: automatic promotion from Constable to Senior Constable when qualified unless the Commissioner refuses for operational incapacity; a 14‑day internal review period and a final decision by the Commissioner (reg 7). For other ranks, vacancies must be advertised (14 days minimum) and promotions are made on merit (regs 8–9). Interim promotions are provisional until appeal rights expire or are determined (reg 10).\n  - Appeals procedure: standard forms, time limits and processes for promotions, disciplinary and inability appeals; Appeal Boards run hearings with minimal formality and specified timelines (regs 13–16).\n  - Discipline powers: specifies which ranks (Senior Sergeant up to Deputy Commissioner) may exercise specified disciplinary powers and sets monetary and time caps for lower ranks (reg 19(1)–(3)).\n  - Infringement notice regime: certain minor offences may be dealt with by infringement notices (on‑the‑spot fines) with a prescribed expiation amount equal to 2 penalty units; contents, payment rules and withdrawal mechanics are set out (regs 19A, 22A–22G).\n  - Custody notification duty for Aboriginal persons: the officer in charge must ask whether a person received into custody is Aboriginal and, if so, notify and advise that the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency will be notified (reg 19B).\n  - Forensic/DNA and public‑health provisions: prescribes types of DNA analysis permitted and limits the purposes for analysis; lists specified infectious diseases for relevant powers (regs 20A–20B, 20C).\n  - Personnel records: creation, content, member access, right to copy, and a process to apply for removal of adverse entries (regs 20–22).\n  - Miscellaneous: repeal of prior regulations and transitional saving for members who were already qualified for promotion under the earlier rules (regs 23–24).\n\n**Who is affected**\n\n- Police members (officers): rules affect promotion pathways, appeal rights, disciplinary exposure, access to and correction of personnel records, and obligations when acting as witnesses (regs 6–7, 10–16, 18–21).\n- Commissioner and senior police managers: decision‑makers who set qualifications, decide promotions, exercise disciplinary powers, publish notices and manage infringement withdrawals (regs 6, 7, 10, 19, 22F).\n- People detained by police: subject to custody notification for Aboriginal persons and to offences that can be expiated by infringement notices (regs 19B, 22A–22G).\n- A named external service provider (North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency): prescribed as the custody notification service provider to be notified when an Aboriginal person is in police custody (reg 19B).\n- Witnesses and external parties called to Appeal Boards: rules on who is paid allowances, what expenses are recoverable, and when the Commissioner is not required to meet costs (reg 17).\n\n**Why it matters (official purpose claims and what they imply mechanically)**\n\n- Official claim: these regulations organise internal police administration (appointments, promotions and discipline), provide clear appeal routes, set out limited infringement notice procedures, regulate certain forensic practices and ensure custody notification for Aboriginal persons. Mechanically, that means creating timelines, information flows and decision thresholds that structure career progression, internal accountability, interaction with the justice system, and some operational police duties (multiple regs cited above).\n\n**Analyst's note testing the stated purpose against costs, incentives and risks**\n\n- Costs and who pays: administrative and compliance costs fall on the Police Commissioner and the NT Police (publishing gazette notices, running appeal boards, paying witness allowances where approved, processing infringement notices). A named external NGO (North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency) will receive notifications; practical costs of operating that service are borne by the provider and any government arrangements they have (reg 19B; reg 17 on witness allowances).\n\n- Incentives and behaviour changes:\n  - For members: promotion conditionality and provisional promotions create incentives to comply with performance and training expectations; the Commissioner’s finality on some promotion refusals concentrates discretion at senior management (reg 7(5)).\n  - For the Commissioner: centralised discretion to set promotion qualifications (reg 6) and to withdraw infringement notices within 28 days (reg 22F) creates managerial flexibility but increases demand for transparent reasons to avoid perceptions of arbitrariness.\n  - For detained Aboriginal persons: immediate inquiry and notification change intake procedures at stations/watch houses and create an automatic informational linkage to an external legal/advocacy service (reg 19B).\n\n- Trade‑offs and implementation risks:\n  - Concentration of discretion (promotion refusals, disciplinary fines up to prescribed caps by rank) reduces transaction costs for the force but raises risk of inconsistent outcomes if decision criteria and recordkeeping are not robust (reg 7; reg 19).\n  - The infringement notice scheme (Part 5A) shifts some low‑level enforcement from courts to administrative expiation. That lowers court workloads and may speed resolution, but risks uneven use unless oversight and clear guidance exist (regs 22A–22G).\n  - Custody notification duty depends on accurate self‑identification and prompt action by the officer in charge; operational failure (forgetting to ask or notify) would defeat the rule’s protective purpose (reg 19B).\n\n- Effects on private enterprise and civil liberties:\n  - Limited direct effect on private businesses; the Regulations are focused on police personnel and operations. The named external provider will receive notifications, generating ongoing interactions with a non‑government entity (reg 19B).\n  - On individual choice and privacy: provisions governing DNA analysis (only genomic or mitochondrial and for identification/gender/linking to people/places/things) constrain forensic use to specified purposes, which narrows possible privacy intrusions compared with unrestricted analysis (reg 20B).\n\n**Who decides, who pays, and what changes in behaviour are required**\n\n- Who decides: Commissioner (sets promotion qualifications, can withdraw infringement notices, decides on promotions and disciplinary matters subject to caps); Appeal Boards (hear appeals and decide outcomes); Chairmen of Boards (set hearing dates) (regs 6, 7, 10, 13–16, 19, 22F).\n- Who pays: Commissioner (or NT Police budget) pays witness allowances and travelling expenses in approved cases; persons who accept infringement notices pay the prescribed amount to the enforcement agency (regs 17(2)–(7), 22C–22E).\n- Behaviour required: police must publish notices, advertise vacancies, follow provisional promotion and appeal timelines, notify the custody notification service for Aboriginal detainees, limit DNA analysis to prescribed types and purposes, and follow the prescribed infringement notice process (multiple regs cited above).\n\n**Concrete references to notable rules**: promotion automaticity and review (reg 7); 14‑ and 28‑day time limits on applications/appeals (regs 7(3), 13(3), 16(b)); disciplinary monetary caps by rank (reg 19(2)); custody notification duties (reg 19B); infringement notice mechanics and prescribed amount = 2 penalty units (regs 22A–22G).\n\n(End of summary.)"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has grown significantly beyond its original 1994 scope. Originally focused primarily on police promotions, appointments, and internal discipline, the Regulations have expanded to include: forensic DNA procedures (Part 4A, added 2005), infectious disease protocols including COVID-19 (Part 4B, added 2020), mandatory custody notification for Aboriginal people (Part 4AB, added 2019), expanded police powers for domestic violence matters (Part 4AA, added 2014 and expanded 2025), and a comprehensive infringement notice system (Part 5A, added 2023). The Endnotes reveal 15+ amending instruments since 1994, transforming what began as essentially an HR manual for police into a broader regulatory framework covering policing powers, Indigenous justice protocols, and public health measures."},"complexity_factors":["Moderate cross-referencing to the Police Administration Act 1978 (sections 4, 15, 16, 17, 17A, 76A, 78, 80, 81, 84C, 84D, 84E, 84G, 89, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 116KI, 126E, 128, 133AA, 133AB, 134A, 135E, 147C, 147FA, 166AA)","Multiple external legislative references (Summary Offences Regulations 1994, Liquor Regulations 2019, Misuse of Drugs Act 1990, Domestic and Family Violence Regulations 2008, Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001)","Nested conditional logic in promotion provisions (regulation 7 has 6 subregulations with multiple decision points)","Tiered disciplinary powers with specific monetary and temporal caps varying by rank (regulation 19)","Multiple appeal pathways with different procedural rules (Parts 3, Divisions 1–3)","Approximately 15 defined terms in regulation 2, plus context-specific definitions within individual Parts","Temporal conditions throughout (14-day limits, 28-day limits, 'as soon as practicable' standards)","Exception to the custody notification requirement in regulation 19B(4) referencing specific Act sections"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese are the **Police Administration Regulations 1994** (Northern Territory), which set out the detailed rules for running the NT Police Force. Think of them as the \"how-to\" manual that sits underneath the main Police Administration Act 1978.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Police officers** – covers their promotions, discipline, appeals, and personnel records\n- **People interacting with police** – particularly those who receive infringement notices (on-the-spot fines) or are taken into custody\n- **Aboriginal people in custody** – triggers specific notification requirements to the custody notification service\n\n**Key areas covered:**\n\n**Promotions and appointments**\n- Sets out how officers move up the ranks, from automatic promotion of Constables to Senior Constables (regulation 7) to competitive promotions for higher ranks (regulations 8–10)\n- Requires most promotions above Constable to be advertised in the Police Gazette first\n- Makes promotions provisional until any appeals are resolved\n\n**Appeals system**\n- Creates three types of appeal boards: **Promotions Appeal Boards**, **Disciplinary Appeal Boards**, and **Inability Appeal Boards**\n- Sets time limits (14 days to request a review, 28 days for hearings)\n- Allows appeals to be conducted with minimal formality and without strict rules of evidence\n- Covers witness expenses and how additional evidence can be admitted\n\n**Discipline**\n- Specifies which senior officers (Senior Sergeants and above) can hand out punishments like fines, demotions, or suspensions\n- Caps the financial penalties and time periods that different ranks can impose (e.g., Senior Sergeants max $100, Assistant Commissioners max $1,000)\n\n**Police powers and custody**\n- Lists offences where police can issue infringement notices (on-the-spot fines) instead of taking people to court – including certain drug offences, liquor offences, and domestic violence breaches\n- **Requires police to notify the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency immediately when an Aboriginal person is taken into custody** (with limited exceptions)\n\n**Forensic procedures**\n- Allows DNA samples to be analysed for identification, gender determination, or linking people to places/things\n- Recognises all Interpol member countries as valid sources for foreign DNA comparisons\n\n**Personnel records**\n- Requires the Commissioner to keep detailed records on every officer\n- Gives officers the right to inspect their own records and request removal of adverse entries\n\n**Infringement offences**\n- Creates a system for on-the-spot fines (2 penalty units) for certain offences\n- Sets out payment methods, withdrawal procedures, and how people can elect to go to court instead\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese regulations balance police accountability with operational efficiency. They protect officers' employment rights through transparent promotion and appeal processes, while also protecting vulnerable people (particularly Aboriginal people in custody) through mandatory notification systems. The infringement notice system allows minor matters to be resolved without clogging up courts."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the regulations appear to remain within the original scope of supporting the Police Administration Act. The split agency responsibility (NT Police for most parts, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet for Part III) is a structural administrative arrangement rather than a scope expansion. No evidence of mission creep or significant departure from the original legislative intent is apparent from the metadata provided."},"complexity_factors":["Split administrative responsibility between two agencies (NT Police and Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet), which can create ambiguity about accountability","Subordinate legislation dependent on the parent Police Administration Act for context — cannot be understood in isolation","Long gap between making (September 2021) and commencement (April 2025) suggests staged or conditional implementation that may require cross-referencing other instruments","Regulations cover a broad institutional scope (police employment, conduct, administration) across multiple parts with different regulatory regimes","Limited metadata provided — actual substantive content of the regulations is not reproduced, limiting full analysis"],"plain_english_summary":"These Northern Territory regulations flesh out the Police Administration Act, setting the day-to-day operational and administrative rules for the NT Police Force — employment conditions, conduct standards, procedures and administrative arrangements split between NT Police and the Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet.  \n\nThey affect NT police officers and recruits, relevant public servants, and members of the public dealing with police processes. A recent amendment (commencing 8 April 2025) updates those practical rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/police-administration-regulations-1994","history":"/api/acts/police-administration-regulations-1994/history","analysis":"/api/acts/police-administration-regulations-1994/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/police-administration-regulations-1994/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/police-administration-regulations-1994/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/police-administration-regulations-1994/documents"}}