New South Wales regulation

Crimes Regulation 2026

In ForceNSW

Jurisdiction

New South Wales

Act Number

428 of 2026

Collection

regulation

Plain English Summary

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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.

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.

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Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in Crimes Regulation 2026.

Name of regulation

1 Name of regulation

This regulation is the Crimes Regulation 2026.

Commencement

2 Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 September 2026.

Note—

This regulation replaces the Crimes Regulation 2020, which is repealed on 1 September 2026 by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, section 10(2).

Definition

3 Definition

In this regulation—

the Act means the Crimes Act 1900.

Note—

The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this regulation.

Major facilities

4 Major facilities

For the Act, section 214A(7), definition of major facility, the following are prescribed as major facilities—

(a) the railway and metro stations set out in Schedule 1, Part 1,

(b) the other public transport facilities set out in Schedule 1, Part 2,

(c) the ports set out in Schedule 1, Part 3,

(d) the infrastructure facilities set out in Schedule 1, Part 4.

Concealment of offences by certain persons

5 Concealment of offences by certain persons

For the Act, sections 316(5) and 316A(7), the following professions, callings and vocations are prescribed—

(a) an arbitrator,

(b) a legal practitioner,

(c) a mediator,

(d) a medical practitioner,

(e) a member of the clergy of a church or religious denomination,

(f) a midwife,

(g) a nurse,

(h) a psychologist,

(i) a social worker, including—

(i) a support worker for victims of crime, and

(ii) a counsellor who treats persons for emotional or psychological conditions,

(j) a researcher for professional or academic purposes,

(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.

Savings

6 Savings

An act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Crimes Regulation 2020, had effect under that regulation continues to have effect under this regulation.

Schedule 1

Major facilities

Schedule 1 Major facilities

section 4

Sch 1 Part 1

Railway and metro stations

Sch 1 Part 1 Railway and metro stations

Part 1 Railway and metro stations

Bankstown

Barangaroo

Blacktown

Bondi Junction

Burwood

Cabramatta

Campbelltown

Central

Chatswood

Circular Quay

Crows Nest

Domestic Airport

Edgecliff

Epping

Gadigal

Glenfield

Granville

Green Square

Homebush

Hornsby

Hurstville

International Airport

Kings Cross

Kogarah

Lidcombe

Liverpool

Macarthur

Martin Place

Museum

Newcastle

North Sydney

Olympic Park

Parramatta

Port Kembla

Redfern

Schofields

Seven Hills

St James

Strathfield

Sydenham

Town Hall

Victoria Cross

Waterloo

Wolli Creek

Wollongong

Wynyard

Sch 1 Part 2

Other public transport facilities

Sch 1 Part 2 Other public transport facilities

Part 2 Other public transport facilities

Circular Quay Ferry Terminal

Manly Ferry Terminal

Sch 1 Part 3

Ports

Sch 1 Part 3 Ports

Part 3 Ports

Sydney Cove Passenger Terminal

White Bay Cruise Terminal

Sch 1 Part 4

Infrastructure facilities

Sch 1 Part 4 Infrastructure facilities

Part 4 Infrastructure facilities

the following Ampol oil facilities—

(a) oil terminal, Banksmeadow

(b) fuel terminal, Kurnell

(c) Newcastle Terminal, Wickham

ANSTO, Lucas Heights

BlueScope Port Kembla Steelworks

Coles Chilled Distribution Centre, Eastern Creek

Coles Automated Distribution Centre, Kemps Creek

Cooks River Intermodal Terminal, St Peters

Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre, Strathfield South

Liddell Battery

Eraring Battery Energy Storage System

the following power stations—

(a) Bayswater

(b) Eraring

(c) Liddell

(d) Mount Piper

(e) Vales Point B

State Emergency Operations Centre, Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Airport Freight Terminals

Sydney Desalination Plant, Kurnell

Sydney Domestic Airport

Sydney International Airport

Tomago Aluminium, Tomago

the following Woolworths distribution centres—

(a) Distribution Centre, Erskine Park

(b) National Distribution Centre, Moorebank

(c) Sydney Chilled and Fresh Distribution Centre, Eastern Creek

(d) Sydney Regional Distribution Centre, Minchinbury

(e) Sydney Regional Distribution Centre, Moorebank

(f) Wyong Regional Distribution Centre, Warnervale

Source text

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