NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
SERIOUS CRIME CONTROL REGULATIONS 2011
As in force at 10 February 2026
Table of provisions
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Corresponding law........................................................................... 1
3 Rank of senior police officer ............................................................ 1
4 Suspension of authority ................................................................... 1
5 Permitted associations .................................................................... 2
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 10 February 2026
SERIOUS CRIME CONTROL REGULATIONS 2011
Regulations under the Serious Crime Control Act 2009
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Serious Crime Control
Regulations 2011.
2 Corresponding law
For the definition corresponding law in section 6 of the Act, each
of the following is a corresponding law:
(a) Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012 (NSW);
(b) Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld);
(c) Serious and Organised Crime (Control) Act 2008 (SA).
3 Rank of senior police officer
For paragraph (d) of the definition senior police officer in section 6
of the Act, the rank of Senior Sergeant is prescribed.
4 Suspension of authority
For section 27(7) of the Act, unless the Supreme Court orders
otherwise, an authority suspended under a control order is taken to
have been suspended under the Act (the other Act) under which
the authority was granted but:
(a) the suspension has effect until the control order is revoked;
and
(b) any right of appeal that would otherwise apply to the
suspension under the other Act does not apply to the
suspension.
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5 Permitted associations
(1) For section 36(3)(c) of the Act, the following courses of training or
education are prescribed:
(a) a course of training or education provided by a school
registered under the Education Act 2015;
(b) a course of training or education provided by:
(i) Charles Darwin University; or
(ii) Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education; or
(iii) another university as defined in section 4 of the Higher
Education Act 2004;
(c) a higher education course accredited under Part 5 of the
Higher Education Act 2004;
(d) a VET accredited course, training package qualification,
approved apprenticeship or approved traineeship under the
Training and Skills Development Act 2016;
(e) a course of training or education required to be undertaken by
a person as a condition of a parole order under the Parole
Act 1971;
(f) a course of training or education in relation to which a
detainee is permitted to be absent from a detention centre
under section 165 of the Youth Justice Act 2005.
(2) For section 36(3)(d) of the Act, the following rehabilitation,
counselling or therapy sessions are prescribed:
(a) a rehabilitation, counselling or therapy session provided by a
charitable organisation;
(b) a rehabilitation, counselling or therapy session provided in the
course of the provision of a medical service;
(c) a rehabilitation, counselling or therapy session in relation to
which a detainee is permitted to be absent from a detention
centre under section 165 of the Youth Justice Act 2005.
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(3) For section 36(3)(f) of the Act, the following associations are
prescribed:
(a) associations between persons residing (whether permanently
or temporarily) in:
(i) an approved treatment facility, or approved temporary
treatment facility, as defined in section 4 of the Mental
Health and Related Services Act 1998; or
(ii) a facility providing emergency housing operated by the
Territory or Commonwealth government, a local
government council or charitable organisation;
(b) associations occurring between members of a Registered
political party as defined in section 4(1) of the Commonwealth
Electoral Act 1918 (Cth), or registered party as defined in
section 3 of the Electoral Act 2004, at an official meeting of the
party or a branch of the party;
(c) associations occurring in the course of legal proceedings;
(d) associations occurring in the course of the provision of a
medical service;
(e) associations occurring in the course of complying with a lawful
direction of a person exercising a power, or carrying out
official duties, under an Act (whether of the Territory or
another jurisdiction).
(4) In this regulation:
charitable organisation means an organisation, society, institution
or body carried on for a religious, educational, benevolent or
charitable purpose, provided that it is not also carried on for the
purpose of securing pecuniary benefit for its members.
medical services, see section 5 of the Medical Services Act 1982.
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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
Serious Crime Control Regulations (SL No. 52, 2011)
Notified 20 December 2011
Commenced 20 December 2011
Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)
Assent date 2 June 2014
Commenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014,
(s 2)
Correctional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27,
2014)
Assent date 4 September 2014
Commenced 9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2014 (Act No. 38, 2014)
Assent date 13 November 2014
Commenced 13 November 2014
Education Act 2015 (Act No. 28, 2015)
Assent date 10 December 2015
Commenced pt 6, divs 2 and 4 and pt 7: 1 April 2016; pt 3: 1 July 2016;
rem: 1 January 2016 (s 2)
Training and Skills Development Act 2016 (Act No. 25, 2016)
Assent date 29 June 2016
Commenced 4 July 2016 (Gaz S61, 4 July 2016)
Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2026 (Act No. 3, 2026)
Assent date 9 February 2026
Commenced 10 February 2026 (s 2)
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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 and 5.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
r 2 amd Act No. 38, 2014, s 2; Act No. 3, 2026, s 64
r 5 amd Act No. 19, 2014, s 26; Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 28, 2015, s 195;
Act No. 25, 2016, s 112