Law reforms
- Bail and weapons offences review
Information about the Bail and Weapons Offences Review Taskforce, their recommendations and a link to the review report. - Outcomes of consultation and reviews: reports
Read about the outcomes of recent consultation processes and reviews related to Northern Territory legislation and law reform. - Historical law reform consultations
Past law reform consultations listed by year.
- Inquiry into Consent for Sexual Offences Discussion Paper
The Northern Territory Law Reform Committee has released a Discussion Paper on the Inquiry into Consent for Sexual Offences. - NT Law Reform Committee publications
Get reports published by the Northern Territory Law Reform Committee. - NT Law Reform Committee
Information about the Northern Territory Law Reform Committee, including a link to reports published by it and contact details. - Law reform contacts
Contact information for the Northern Territory Law Reform Committee.
- Bail Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
The Bill amends the Bail Act 1982 (the Act), Bail Regulations 1983 and makes consequential amendments to other Acts. - Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2024
Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2024 including Lowering the minimum age of Criminal Responsibility, Ram-raid offending, Posting and Boasting. - Sentencing Amendment Bill 2024
The Sentencing Amendment Bill 2024 amends the mandatory sentencing provisions in the Sentencing Act 1995. - Modernising the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992
Discrimination law is an evolving area and it is important for the Territory to keep up to date with today’s standards and expectations. - Improving the justice response to domestic and family violence
The NT Government is amending the Domestic and Family Violence Act to better protect victims and hold offenders accountable. - Health Care Decision-Making Act 2023
The Act creates a central framework for health care decision-making for an adult with impaired decision-making capacity.
- Personal Liabilities (Liabilities and Damage) Act Amendments
Information about the Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Amendment Act 2022 (Amendment Act) - Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (RCIRCSA)
Information on the Options Paper for the implementation in the Northern Territory of the civil litigation reforms.
- Continuing the reform
The Government is providing greater protection and options for domestic and family violence (DFV) victim-survivors by improving renters’ rights in the Northern Territory, as part of the justice response to DFV.