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 and Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
The Bail and Youth Justice Amendment Bill 2025 amends the Bail Act 1982 and the Youth Justice Act 2005. - 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. - Repeal of mandatory sentencing and reform of community based sentencing options
The NT Government is reforming mandatory sentencing and simplifying community-based sentencing orders based on the Northern Territory Law Reform Committee’s recommendations in Report No. 47 Mandatory Sentencing and Community-based Sentencing Options Final Report. - 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.
- Changes to Defamation Law
The Defamation Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (NT) (the Amendment Act) was passed by the Legislative Assembly. This factsheet summarises the key amendments made by the Amendment Act.