NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
POLICE ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS 1994
As in force at 8 April 2025
Table of provisions
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1
Part 2 Establishment
3 Determination to be notified ............................................................. 1
5 Appointments to be notified ............................................................. 1
6 Qualification for promotion ............................................................... 2
7 Promotions – Constables ................................................................ 2
8 Vacancies to be advertised.............................................................. 3
9 Promotions – other than Constables ............................................... 3
10 Promotions to be provisional ........................................................... 3
11 Prescribed ranks for section 17 of Act ............................................. 4
12 Prescribed amount for purposes of section 17A .............................. 4
Part 3 Appeals
Division 1 Promotions appeals
13 Promotions appeals ......................................................................... 4
14 Hearing of promotions appeals ........................................................ 5
Division 2 Inability and disciplinary appeals
15 Inability and disciplinary appeals ..................................................... 5
16 Admission of additional material on appeal ..................................... 6
Division 3 Witnesses at appeal hearings
17 Witnesses at appeal hearings.......................................................... 6
Part 4 Discipline and inability of member to
discharge duties
18 Prescribed members ....................................................................... 8
19 Disciplinary powers of prescribed members .................................... 8
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Part 4AA Police powers
19A Infringement notice offence ............................................................. 9
19AB Prescribed powers and prescribed respondents.............................. 9
Part 4AB Custody notification service
19B Duty to notify custody notification service provider if Aboriginal
person in custody received at police station or watch house ......... 10
Part 4A Forensic examinations
20A Corresponding jurisdictions ........................................................... 10
20B DNA analysis of samples ............................................................... 11
Part 4B Infectious diseases
20C Infectious diseases ........................................................................ 11
Part 5 Personnel records
20 Personnel records ......................................................................... 11
21 Inspection of personnel records..................................................... 12
22 Removal of adverse entry in personnel records ............................ 12
Part 5A Infringement offence
22A Infringement offence and prescribed amount payable ................... 12
22B When infringement notice may be given ........................................ 13
22C Contents of infringement notice ..................................................... 13
22D Electronic payment and payment by cheque ................................. 14
22E Expiation of offence ....................................................................... 14
22F Withdrawal of infringement notice.................................................. 14
22G Application of Part ......................................................................... 14
Part 6 Miscellaneous
23 Repeal ........................................................................................... 15
24 Transitional .................................................................................... 15
Schedule 2 Forms
Schedule 3 Regulations repealed
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 8 April 2025
POLICE ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS 1994
Regulations under the Police Administration Act 1978
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Police Administration
Regulations 1994.
2 Definitions
In these Regulations:
infringement notice, for Part 5A, see regulation 22B.
infringement offence, for Part 5A, see regulation 22A(1).
prescribed amount, for Part 5A, see regulation 22A(2).
personnel record means a personnel record kept under
regulation 20.
Registrar means the Registrar of Appeal Boards appointed under
section 97(1) of the Act.
Part 2 Establishment
3 Determination to be notified
A determination under section 15 of the Act shall be notified in the
Police Gazette as soon as practicable after it comes into effect.
5 Appointments to be notified
The appointment of a person to be a member shall be notified in the
Police Gazette as soon as practicable after the appointment is
made.
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6 Qualification for promotion
(1) For the purposes of section 16(1)(b) of the Act, the Commissioner
shall, from time to time, determine the qualifications for promotion.
(2) A determination under subregulation (1) shall be notified in the
Police Gazette as soon as practicable after it is made.
7 Promotions – Constables
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), the Commissioner shall promote a
member under section 16(1)(b) of the Act who holds the rank of
Constable to the rank of Senior Constable immediately on the
member becoming qualified for promotion to that rank.
(2) If the Commissioner is of the opinion that a member whom the
Commissioner is required by subregulation (1) to promote will be
unable to efficiently discharge the duties of the rank to which the
member is so required to be promoted, the Commissioner shall:
(a) refuse to promote the member; and
(b) serve on the member a notice in writing setting out the
decision and the Commissioner's reasons for the decision.
(3) A member whom the Commissioner refuses to promote under
subregulation (2) may, not later than 14 days after the notice under
that subregulation is served on the member, request the
Commissioner to undertake a review of the decision to refuse to
promote the member.
(4) As soon as practicable after receiving a notice under
subregulation (3) the Commissioner shall undertake a review of the
decision and shall:
(a) promote the member to the rank of Senior Constable; or
(b) confirm the decision to refuse to promote the member and
serve on the member a notice in writing setting out the
Commissioner's reasons for confirming the decision.
(5) A decision of the Commissioner under subregulation (4) is final.
(6) Where the Commissioner after undertaking a review under
subregulation (4) refuses to promote a member under this
regulation, the Commissioner shall, when necessary, ensure that
the member is offered appropriate training to enhance the
member's prospect for promotion in the future.
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8 Vacancies to be advertised
(1) The Commissioner shall not promote a member to a rank otherwise
than under regulation 7 unless, not less than 14 days before the
promotion, the Commissioner causes notice to be published in the
Police Gazette seeking applications under subregulation (2) for
promotion to the rank.
(2) An application referred to in subregulation (1) shall be in the form
and contain such information as the Commissioner, from to time,
determines.
(3) This regulation does not prevent a member making an application
referred to in subregulation (1) where the rank the subject of the
application is lower than the rank held by the member at the time of
the application but, where such an application is successful and the
member is appointed to the lower rank, the terms and conditions of
service as a member attaching to the rank held by the member
immediately before the appointment shall, on the appointment,
cease and the member's terms and conditions of service shall, with
effect on and from the appointment, be the terms and conditions of
service attaching to the rank from time to time held by the member
after the appointment.
9 Promotions – other than Constables
The Commissioner may promote a member under section 16 of the
Act (other than a member promoted in accordance with
regulation 7) if satisfied that the member has superior merit to other
members who applied for promotion to the rank.
10 Promotions to be provisional
(1) The promotion of a member to a rank (other than a promotion
referred to in regulation 7 or to a rank above the rank of Senior
Sergeant or in accordance with a direction under section 93(4)(b) of
the Act):
(a) shall be notified in the Police Gazette; and
(b) is provisional until confirmed under subregulation (2).
(2) Where the Commissioner is satisfied that:
(a) all members eligible to appeal against the promotion in
accordance with section 92 of the Act have waived their right
to appeal against the promotion or the period within which
they may appeal has expired and no such appeal has been
made; or
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Division 1 Promotions appeals
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(b) where such an appeal has been made:
(i) the appeal has been struck out;
(ii) the appeal has been heard and disallowed; or
(iii) the appeal has been withdrawn,
the Commissioner shall confirm the promotion.
(3) Where a promotion is confirmed under subregulation (2) the
member promoted shall be deemed to have been promoted to the
rank on the date on which the provisional promotion took effect.
11 Prescribed ranks for section 17 of Act
For section 17(c)(i) of the Act, the following ranks are prescribed:
(a) Senior Constable;
(b) Sergeant;
(c) Senior Sergeant.
12 Prescribed amount for purposes of section 17A
For the purposes of section 17A(1) of the Act, the prescribed
amount is, in relation to a member referred to in that subsection,
20% of the base salary applicable to the rank held by the member.
Part 3 Appeals
Division 1 Promotions appeals
13 Promotions appeals
(1) For section 92(1B) of the Act:
(a) the prescribed form is Form 1 in Schedule 2; and
(b) an appeal must be made by giving the details of the appeal in
Form 1 to the Registrar within the time specified in or allowed
under section 92(2) of the Act.
(2) The Registrar shall, as soon as practicable after receiving a
prescribed form under subregulation (1), notify the Commissioner of
the making of the appeal and the Commissioner shall, as soon as
practicable after being notified:
(a) establish a Promotions Appeal Board; or
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(b) if a Promotions Appeal Board has been established, request
the Board,
to determine the appeal.
(3) The Chairman of the Promotions Appeal Board that is to determine
an appeal under section 92 of the Act shall, not later than 14 days
after the appeal is made, fix a date, time and place for the hearing
of the appeal.
(4) The Registrar shall notify the appellant and the member whose
promotion or appointment is the subject of the appeal of the date,
time and place for the hearing of the appeal fixed under
subregulation (3).
(5) The date fixed under subregulation (3) for the hearing of the appeal
shall be not later than 28 days after the date the appeal is made.
14 Hearing of promotions appeals
In determining an appeal under section 92 of the Act, a Promotions
Appeal Board:
(a) shall conduct its proceedings with as little formality and
technicality, and with as much expedition as is possible;
(b) may adjourn its proceedings on such conditions, including
conditions as to costs and expenses, as it thinks fit; and
(c) is not bound by the rules of evidence and may inform itself in
such manner as it thinks fit.
Division 2 Inability and disciplinary appeals
15 Inability and disciplinary appeals
(1) For the purposes of section 94 of the Act:
(a) the prescribed form is Form 2 of Schedule 2; and
(b) an appeal under the section shall be made by delivering, or
sending by post, the prescribed form referred to in
paragraph (a) to the Registrar within the time specified in the
section.
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Division 3 Witnesses at appeal hearings
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(2) The Registrar shall, as soon as practicable after receiving a
prescribed form under subregulation (1), notify the Commissioner of
the making of the appeal and the Commissioner shall, as soon as
practicable after being notified, depending on the nature of the
appeal:
(a) establish a Disciplinary or Inability Appeal Board; or
(b) if a Disciplinary or Inability Appeal Board has been
established, request the Board,
to determine the appeal.
(3) An Appeal Board that is to determine an appeal under section 94 of
the Act shall, as soon as practicable after the appeal is made,
determine whether or not the appeal is to be conducted by an oral
hearing and the Chairman of the Board shall, where a hearing is to
be conducted, fix a date, time and place for the hearing.
(4) The Registrar shall notify the appellant and the Commissioner or
the prescribed member, as the case may be, of the Board's
decision under subregulation (3) and, where a hearing is to be
conducted, notify the appellant and the Commissioner or the
prescribed member of the date, time and place fixed under
subregulation (3).
16 Admission of additional material on appeal
For the purposes of section 95(3) of the Act:
(a) the prescribed form is Form 3 of Schedule 2; and
(b) an application shall be made by delivering, or sending by post,
the prescribed form referred to in paragraph (a) to the
Registrar at the time the appeal is made or not later than 14
days after the date the appeal is made.
Division 3 Witnesses at appeal hearings
17 Witnesses at appeal hearings
(1) Except as provided in these Regulations, an Appeals Board is not
liable to pay the fees and expenses of a person appearing before it
as a witness.
(2) A witness at a hearing of an appeal, not being a member, shall, with
the approval of the Chairman of the Appeal Board hearing the
appeal, be paid an allowance by the Commissioner.
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(3) An allowance referred to in subregulation (2) shall be an amount
equal to the amount of the salary or wages lost by the witness for
the day or days of attendance at the hearing or, if the witness is not
in receipt of a salary or wages, an amount which would be
reasonable having regard to the occupation of the witness and the
time lost in attendance.
(4) Subject to subregulation (5), a witness shall be entitled to be paid,
in addition to the allowance referred to in subregulation (2), the cost
of conveyance to the hearing and reasonable travelling expenses.
(5) Subject to subregulation (6), the Commissioner shall not be
required to pay travelling expenses or any other expenses incurred
by a witness summoned by or on behalf of an appellant.
(6) Subregulation (5) does not apply in a case where the Appeal Board
hearing the appeal finds in favour of the appellant and the evidence
given by the witness summoned by or on behalf of the appellant
was, in the opinion of the Chairman of the Board, material.
(7) All claims for witnesses' expenses in connection with the hearing of
an appeal shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Appeal Board
hearing the appeal who shall furnish to the Commissioner
certificates as to attendance and such other particulars as may be
necessary to enable the Commissioner to assess the amounts to
be paid under this regulation.
(8) Where a member is summoned to appear as a witness before an
Appeal Board, the member shall be taken as being on duty during
the time the member is:
(a) attending the hearing for the purpose of giving evidence; and
(b) travelling to and from the place where the hearing is held and
the police station to which the member is attached.
(9) Nothing in subregulation (8) entitles a member to be paid overtime
for any time the member is taken as being on duty under that
subregulation.
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Part 4 Discipline and inability of member to discharge
duties
18 Prescribed members
For section 4(1) of the Act, definition prescribed member, the
following ranks are prescribed:
(a) for Part IV of the Act:
(i) Senior Sergeant; and
(ii) Superintendent; and
(iii) Commander; and
(iv) Assistant Commissioner; and
(v) Deputy Commissioner;
(b) for Part V of the Act:
(i) Assistant Commissioner; and
(ii) Deputy Commissioner.
19 Disciplinary powers of prescribed members
(1) For sections 81(2)(d)(ii), 84C(1) and 84D of the Act, a prescribed
member of the rank of:
(a) Senior Sergeant may, subject to subregulations (2)(a)
and (3)(a), do one or more of the things specified in
section 84D(a), (b), (c), (d) or (j) of the Act;
(b) Superintendent or Commander may, subject to
subregulations (2)(b) and (3)(b), do one or more of the things
specified in section 84D(a), (b), (c), (d) or (j) of the Act;
(c) Assistant Commissioner may, subject to subregulation (2)(c),
do one or more of the things specified in section 84D(a), (b),
(c) (d), (g) or (j) of the Act;
(d) Deputy Commissioner may do one or more of the things
specified in section 84D of the Act other than dismiss a
member under paragraph (k) of that section.
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(2) A member of the rank of:
(a) Senior Sergeant may not impose a fine under section 84D(d)
of the Act or order costs, compensation or restitution to be
paid under section 84D(j) of the Act of more than $100;
(b) Superintendent or Commander may not impose a fine under
section 84D(d) of the Act or order costs, compensation or
restitution to be paid under section 84D(j) of the Act of more
than $250; or
(c) Assistant Commissioner may not impose a fine under
section 84D(d) of the Act or order costs, compensation or
restitution to be paid under section 84D(j) of the Act of more
than $1000.
(3) A member of the rank of:
(a) Senior Sergeant may not fix a period under section 84D(c) of
the Act of longer than 3 months; or
(b) Superintendent or Commander may not fix a period under
section 84D(c) of the Act of longer than 6 months.
Part 4AA Police powers
19A Infringement notice offence
For section 133AA of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as
an infringement notice offence:
(aa) an offence against section 134A of the Act;
(a) an offence for which an infringement notice may be served
under regulation 3 of the Summary Offences
Regulations 1994;
(b) an infringement notice offence specified in Schedule 6, Part 1,
of the Liquor Regulations 2019;
(c) an infringement notice offence as defined in section 20(1) of
the Misuse of Drugs Act 1990.
19AB Prescribed powers and prescribed respondents
(1) For section 126E(5) of the Act, definition prescribed power, the
powers conferred on a member under Part 3 of the Domestic and
Family Violence Regulations 2008 are prescribed.
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(2) For section 126E(5) of the Act, definition prescribed respondent,
a respondent to whom Part 3 of the Domestic and Family Violence
Regulations 2008 applies is prescribed.
Note for subregulation (2)
See regulation 4 of the Domestic and Family Violence Regulations 2008 for the
respondents to whom Part 3 of those Regulations applies.
Part 4AB Custody notification service
19B Duty to notify custody notification service provider if
Aboriginal person in custody received at police station or
watch house
(1) The member for the time being in charge of a police station or
watch house has a duty to immediately ask any person in custody
who is received at the police station or watch house if the person is
an Aboriginal person.
(2) If the response to the question asked under subregulation (1)
indicates that the person is an Aboriginal person, the member has a
duty to immediately inform the person that a custody notification
service provider will be notified that the person is in custody.
(3) As soon as practicable after informing the person in accordance
with subregulation (2), the member has a duty to notify the custody
notification service provider:
(a) that the person is in custody; and
(b) of the place where the person is in custody.
(4) This regulation does not apply in relation to a person held in
custody under section 128 or 133AB of the Act.
(5) In this regulation:
custody notification service provider means the North Australian
Aboriginal Justice Agency Ltd ACN 118 017 842.
Part 4A Forensic examinations
20A Corresponding jurisdictions
For paragraph (b) of the definition of corresponding jurisdiction in
section 4 of the Act, each member country of the International
Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is a foreign country.
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20B DNA analysis of samples
(1) For section 147C(3) of the Act, the following types of DNA analysis
are prescribed:
(a) genomic (nuclear);
(b) mitochondrial.
(2) However, a sample may be analysed to obtain information only for
the following purposes:
(a) to compare DNA profiles for a person's identification;
(b) to determine the gender of a person;
(c) to link a person with one or more of the following:
(i) another person;
(ii) a place;
(iii) a thing.
Part 4B Infectious diseases
20C Infectious diseases
For section 147FA(1) of the Act, definition infectious disease,
paragraph (d), the following diseases are prescribed:
(a) the Coronavirus disease named "COVID-19" by the World
Health Organization;
(b) human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I).
Part 5 Personnel records
20 Personnel records
(1) The Commissioner shall cause to be kept and maintained a
personnel record concerning the conduct and service of each
member.
(2) The personnel record of a member shall contain a record of all
actions taken or decisions or opinions made under the Act in
respect of the member.
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21 Inspection of personnel records
(1) A member may apply to the person having responsibility for
keeping and maintaining the member's personnel record to inspect
his or her personnel record.
(2) An application under subregulation (1) may be made at any time
and the person having responsibility for keeping and maintaining
the personnel record shall, on receiving the application, make the
record available to the member for inspection.
(3) A member who makes an application under this regulation is not
required to disclose the reason for applying to inspect his or her
personnel record.
(4) An inspection of a member's personnel record under this regulation
shall be carried out in the presence of the person having
responsibility for keeping and maintaining the record or a person
nominated by that person.
(5) A member may make copies of, or take extracts from, his or her
personnel record.
22 Removal of adverse entry in personnel records
(1) A member may, at any time, apply to the Commissioner to have an
adverse report recorded in the member's personnel record removed
from his or her personnel record.
(2) The Commissioner shall, on receiving an application under
subregulation (1):
(a) remove the report referred to in the application from the
member's personnel record; or
(b) advise the member in writing of the Commissioner's reasons
for not removing the report.
Part 5A Infringement offence
22A Infringement offence and prescribed amount payable
(1) An infringement offence is an offence against section 116KI,
134A or 135E of the Act.
(2) The prescribed amount for an infringement offence is the amount
equal to the monetary value of 2 penalty units.
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22B When infringement notice may be given
If a member believes on reasonable grounds that a person has
committed an infringement offence, the member may give an
infringement notice to the person.
22C Contents of infringement notice
(1) The infringement notice must specify the following:
(a) the name and address of the person to whom it is issued, if
known;
(b) the date the infringement notice is given to the person;
(c) the date and time of the infringement offence and the place at
which the infringement offence occurred;
(d) a description of the offence;
(e) the prescribed amount payable for the offence;
(f) the enforcement agency to which the prescribed amount is
payable.
(2) The infringement notice must include a statement to the effect of
the following:
(a) the person may expiate the infringement offence and avoid
any further action in relation to the offence by paying the
prescribed amount to the specified enforcement agency within
28 days after the notice is given;
(b) the person may elect to have the offence dealt with by a court
by:
(i) completing a statement of election and giving it to the
specified enforcement agency; and
(ii) not paying the prescribed amount;
(c) enforcement action may be taken under the Fines and
Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001 if the person does nothing in
response to the notice.
(3) The infringement notice must include an appropriate form for
making the statement of election mentioned in
subregulation (2)(b)(i).
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22D Electronic payment and payment by cheque
(1) If the person uses electronic means to pay the prescribed amount,
payment is not effected until the amount is credited to the payee's
bank account.
(2) If the person tenders a cheque in payment of the prescribed
amount, payment is not effected unless the cheque is cleared on
first presentation.
22E Expiation of offence
If the prescribed amount for the infringement offence is paid in
accordance with the infringement notice, the alleged offence is
expiated and no further proceedings can be taken in relation to the
offence.
22F Withdrawal of infringement notice
(1) The Commissioner may withdraw the infringement notice by written
notice given to the person.
(2) The notice must be given:
(a) within 28 days after the infringement notice is given to the
person; and
(b) before payment of the prescribed amount.
22G Application of Part
(1) This Part does not prejudice or affect the start or continuation of
proceedings for an infringement offence for which an infringement
notice has been given unless the offence is expiated.
(2) This Part does not:
(a) require an infringement notice to be given; or
(b) affect the liability of a person to be prosecuted in a court for an
offence for which an infringement notice has not been given;
or
(c) prevent more than one infringement notice for the same
offence being given to a person.
(3) If more than one infringement notice for the same offence has been
given to a person, the person may expiate the offence by paying
the prescribed amount in accordance with any of the notices.
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Part 6 Miscellaneous
23 Repeal
The Police Administration Regulations 1994, comprising the
Regulations specified in Schedule 3, are repealed.
24 Transitional
Where, immediately before the commencement of these
Regulations, a member was qualified for promotion to a rank in
accordance with regulation 6 of the Police Administration
Regulations 1994, as then in force, the member shall, on that
commencement, continue to be qualified for promotion to that rank
as if these Regulations had not come into operation and
notwithstanding anything in a determination of the Commissioner
determining the qualifications for promotions made for the purposes
of these Regulations.
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Schedule 2 Forms
FORM 1
regulation 13
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
Police Administration Act 1978
section 92
NOTICE OF APPEAL
TO: The Registrar of Appeal Boards.
APPELLANT:
Name: ........................................…………………………………….
Rank: ........................................…………………………………….
Number: ........................................…………………………………….
Station: ........................................…………………………………….
PROMOTION, APPOINTMENT OR ACTION APPEALED AGAINST:
I appeal to the Promotions Appeal Board against the decision of the
Commissioner specified below:
Promotion under section 16(1)(b) or (3) of the Act:
Name of member promoted: ....................……………………………....
Rank to which provisional promotion made: ........………………………...
Date on which provisional promotion appealed against was notified in
the Police Gazette: .........……………………………………………….……
Appointment under section 18(5) of the Act:
..................................................…………………………………………….
Nature of appointment: ..........……………………………………………..
Date on which appointment appealed against was notified in the Police
Gazette: .........……………………………………………………………...
Refusal under section 166AA(3) to promote or transfer member:
................................………………………………….……………………..
Nature of action: ...............................……………………………………...
…..........................………………………………………………………….
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Date of action: ..................................……………………………………….
(Attach a copy of the letter advising of the action)
Dated: .......................……..
.....................………………………….
Signature
Delete whichever is inapplicable
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FORM 2
regulation 15
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
Police Administration Act 1978
section 94
NOTICE OF APPEAL
TO: The Registrar of Appeal Boards.
APPELLANT:
Name: ........................................……………………………………………
Rank: ........................................……………………………………………
Number: ........................................……………………………………………
Station: ........................................……………………………………………
ACTION, DIRECTION, INTENTION, DECISION OR OPINION APPEALED
AGAINST:
I appeal to the Disciplinary Appeal Board/Inability Appeal Board* against the
determination of the Commissioner/prescribed member* specified below:
(a) the action of the Commissioner under section 78 of the Act;
(b) the action under section 84E(3) of the Act by a member;
(c) the action under section 81(2)(d) or 84D of the Act by the
Commissioner or a prescribed member;
(d) a direction of the Commissioner under section 84G of the Act
that the member not be paid salary during the period of the
member's suspension under section 76A or 80 of the Act;
(e) a direction, action or intention under section 89 of the Act by or
of the Commissioner;
(f) a decision or opinion as a result of which such an action was
taken, direction given or intention made.
Date of action etc.:........................………………......……………………...
Date notice of action etc. served on appellant:….…………………………
Date appellant responded to notice of action etc.:………………………...
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The grounds on which I make this appeal are specified below:
.......................................................…………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………..……………………….
Dated:….................................
.....................………………………….
Signature
Delete whichever is inapplicable
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FORM 3
regulation 16
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
Police Administration Act 1978
section 95(3)
ADMISSION OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
TO: The Registrar of Appeal Boards.
APPELLANT:
Name: ........................................……………………………………………
Rank: ........................................……………………………………………
Number: ........................................……………………………………………
Station: ........................................……………………………………………
In respect of the appeal made by me on .....……............., the following
material was not available to the Commissioner/prescribed member* before
taking the action or forming the intention that is being appealed against.
(Include details of additional material)
.......................................................…………………………………………………
.......................................................…………………………………………………
The reasons why I consider that the Appeal Board should admit the material
are specified below:
.......................................................…………………………………………………
I, therefore, apply to the Appeal Board to admit the material.
Dated: ...............................
.....................………………………….
Signature
ENDNOTES
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Police Administration Regulations (SL No. 44, 1994)
Notified 1 December 1994
Commenced 1 December 1994
Amendment of Police Administration Regulations (SL No. 18, 1997)
Notified 11 June 1997
Commenced 11 June 1997
Police Administration Amendment (Forensic Examinations) Regulations 2005 (SL
No. 27, 2005)
Notified 17 August 2005
Commenced 17 August 2005 (r 2, s 2 Police Administration Amendment
(Forensic Procedures) Act 2004 (Act No. 57, 2004) and Gaz
G33, 17 August 2005, p 5)
Police Administration Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 45, 2014)
Assent date 5 December 2014
Commenced 17 December 2014 (Gaz S126, 17 December 2014)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016)
Assent date 8 June 2016
Commenced s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016;
rem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016)
Police Administration Amendment Regulations 2019 (SL No. 17, 2019)
Notified 31 July 2019
Commenced 31 July 2019 (Gaz G31, 31 July 2019)
Police Administration Further Amendment Regulations 2019 (SL No. 29, 2019)
Notified 27 November 2019
Commenced 27 November 2019
ENDNOTES
Police Administration Regulations 1994 23
Police Administration Amendment Regulations 2020 (SL No. 17, 2020)
Notified 1 July 2020
Commenced 1 July 2020
Police Administration Further Amendment Regulations 2020 (SL No. 32, 2020)
Notified 23 December 2020
Commenced 23 December 2020
Police Administration Amendment Regulations 2021 (SL No. 16, 2021)
Notified 29 September 2021
Commenced 29 September 2021 (r 2)
Police Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 2, 2023)
Assent date 2 March 2023
Commenced pts 1 and 3: 2 March 2023 (s 2(1));
rem: 14 April 2023 (Gaz S21, 14 April 2023)
Police Legislation Further Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 18, 2023)
Assent date 17 August 2023
Commenced 21 September 2023 (Gaz S67, 20 September 2023)
Police Legislation Amendment (Powers, Appointments and Other Matters) Act 2023
(Act No. 31, 2023)
Assent date 6 December 2023
Commenced 7 December 2023 (s 2)
Police Administration Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 11, 2024)
Assent date 31 May 2024
Commenced 1 June 2024 (s 2)
Police Administration Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 8, 2025)
Assent date 7 April 2025
Commenced 8 April 2025 (s 2)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1, 19A, 23 and 24 and sch 2.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
r 2 amd Act No. 18, 2023, s 12
r 4 rep Act No. 2, 2023, s 11
r 9 sub No. 32, 2020, r 4
r 11 sub Act No. 31, 2023, s 18
r 13 amd Act No. 31, 2023, s 19
r 19 amd No. 18, 1997
pt 4 hdg amd No. 16, 2021, r 4
pt 4AA hdg ins Act No. 45, 2014, s 13
r 19A ins Act No. 45, 2014, s 13
amd Act No. 17, 2016, s 46; No. 29, 2019, r 4; Act No. 31, 2023, s 20
pt 4AB hdg ins No. 17, 2019, r 4
r 18 sub No. 16, 2021, r 5
r 19 amd No. 16, 2021, r 6
r 19AB ins Act No. 8, 2025, s 9
ENDNOTES
Police Administration Regulations 1994 24
r 19B ins No. 17, 2019, r 4
pt 4A hdg ins No. 27, 2005, r 4
rr 20A – 20B ins No. 27, 2005, r 4
pt 4B hdg ins No. 17, 2020, r 4
r 20C ins No. 17, 2020, r 4
pt 5A hdg ins Act No. 18, 2023, s 13
r 22A ins Act No. 18, 2023, s 13
amd Act No. 31, 2023, s 21; Act No. 11, 2024, s 8
rr 22B – 22G ins Act No. 18, 2023, s 13
sch 1 rep Act No. 31, 2023, s 22
sch 2 amd No. 16, 2021, r 7; Act No. 31, 2023, s 23