Historical law reform consultations
- Exposure Draft Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Bill 2023
The Department of the Attorney-General and Justice (AGD) is working to reform sexual offences in the Criminal Code.
- Exposure Draft Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022
The Department of the Attorney-General and Justice (the Department) has released the draft Anti‑Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022 for public consultation (the Exposure Draft Bill). - Review of Legislation and the Justice Responses to Domestic and Family Violence in the Northern Territory
The Department of the Attorney General and Justice is seeking submissions on the proposals outlined in this paper by 12 October 2022. - Consultation — Northern Territory Legislation for National Preventive Mechanism — Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture
The attached Bill deals with independent inspections by local bodies of Northern Territory places of detention.
- Statutory review of the Health and Community Services Complaints Act 1998
This review will identify any amendments that need to be made to the Act.
- Discussion paper - NT Health Care Decision Makers
Give feedback on proposed changes to NT laws around health care decision-making. - Mandatory Sentencing and Community-Based Sentencing Options Consultation Paper
The Northern Territory Law Reform Committee has released a Consultation Paper regarding Mandatory Sentencing and Community-Based Sentencing Options for public comment. - Review of the Racing and Betting Act
The Review of the Racing and Betting Act has now been published and is available for public comment.
- Victims of Crime reform
The Northern Territory Government, through the Department of the Attorney-General and Justice, is reviewing how the Northern Territory’s justice system can create better outcomes for victims of crime in the NT. - Discussion Paper - Review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1999
Past discussion paper on the review of the Residential Tenancies Act.
- Discussion Paper: Modernisation of the Anti-Discrimination Act
Past consultation on the modernisation of the Anti-Discrimination Act. - Domestic and Family Violence (Recognition of Domestic Violence Orders) Bill
Past consultation on the Domestic and Family Violence Act (Recognition of Domestic Violence Orders) Amendment Bill 2016. - Proposals for consultation legislation Unit Titles Amendment Bill 2016
Past consulation on the Unit Titles Amendment Bill. - Best practice review of workplace health and safety in the NT
NT Government has begun a six month review of NT WorkSafe. - Options for implementing civil litigation reforms in the Northern Territory as recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
The Department of the Attorney-General and Justice is seeking comments and submissions from interested groups and the general public to a range of proposed reforms recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. - Draft charter of victims rights
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, the Hon. Natasha Fyles MLA is intending to issue a new Charter of Victims Rights for the Northern Territory.
- Managing Alcohol Consumption – a review on licensed clubs in remote Indigenous communities in the NT, Bowchung, 2015
Report on Managing Alcohol Consumption on licensed clubs in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. - Whistleblower Protection Laws
Submit your feedback, complaint or make a report to the Department of the Attorney-General and Justice online. - Review of the Construction Contracts (Security of Payments) Act
Submit your feedback, complaint or make a report to the Department of the Attorney-General and Justice online. - Independent Commission against Corruption – Draft Legislation
Submit your feedback, complaint or make a report to the Department of the Attorney-General and Justice online. - Report on Consultation Outcomes Domestic and Family Violence Act Review
Submissions and report on the domestic and family violence act review.
- Eviction of caravan park residents not covered by Part 15 of the Caravan Parks Act
Past discussion paper on the eviction of caravan park residents not covered by Part 15 of the Caravan Parks Act. - Consultation Report: Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act – Assessment of Permanent Impairment June 2015
Get the consultation report prepared regarding the Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act and evaluation of impairment. - Report providing data outcomes of 2010 committals law reform
Get the Committal Reform Review Report, which provides statistical information about the operation of the committals process between 2011 and late 2014. - Report on the Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images
Report on the non-consensual sharing of intimate images published by the Northern Territory Law Reform Committee.
- Comment on Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act
Information about consultation for proposed amendments to the Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act. - Comment sought on Domestic and Family Violence Act
Read about the consultation phase for proposed improvements to the Domestic and Family Violence Act. - Consultation bill and proposed risk management strategy regarding amendment to the evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act
The Department of Attorney-General and Justice is seeking comment on proposed amendment to Section 19 of the Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Act. - Personal Violence Restraining Orders Bill 2015 - consultation
The Department of Attorney-General and Justice is seeking comment on the Personal Violence Restraining Orders Bill (2015). - Public Consultation Session - Darwin - Justice Law Reform Update
Find out about the Darwin public consultation session held as part of the Northern Territory Government's Justice Law Reform program in 2015. - Reducing red tape for retail shop leases: Review of the business tenancies (Fair Dealing) Act
The Northern Territory Government seeks comment in their review of the Business Tenancies (Fair Dealing) Act with the aim of streamlining retail shop tenancies.
- Report on sharing of personal information in the event of disasters inside or out of the Northern Territory
Get the report on proposed amendments to the Information Act regarding the sharing of personal information in the event of disasters. - Report on consultation – local court Bill 2014 - Courts’ Law Reform: Jurisdiction of the lower courts and related matters
Get the report following consultation on the draft Local Court Bill (2014). - Community Justice Centre Act discussion paper September 2014
Information about the review of the Community Justice Centre Act, including a discussion paper. - Report on the review of the jurisdictional limit and legal representation in the Small Claims Act - consultation outcomes
Get the consultation report for the review of the jurisdictional limit and legal representation in the Small Claims Act. - Consultation on the draft Justice and Other Legislation Amendment (Summary Procedure) Bill 2014
Information about consultation on the draft Justice and Other Legislation Amendment (Summary Procedure) Bill 2014. - Reform of unit titles' termination laws
Information about the proposed Termination of Units Plans and Unit Titles Scheme Act 2014. - Draft Discussion Bill - Fuel Price Disclosure Bill
Find out about the draft Fuel Price Disclosure Bill. - Draft Consultation Bill - Criminal Code Amendment (Sexual Offences) Bill
Find out about the draft Criminal Code Amendment (Sexual Offences) Bill.
- Cancellation of units plans and schemes
Information including a discussion paper looking at problems related to the cancellation of titles under the Unit Titles Act and the Unit Title Schemes Act. - Enforcement of Articles and By-Laws Under the Unit Titles Act
Get the discussion paper dealing with issues related to the enforcement of articles under the Unit Titles Act and by-laws under the Unit Title Schemes Act. - Advance Personal Planning Bill 2013 - Issues Paper
Get the issues paper discussing the draft Advance Personal Planning Bill 2013. - OPCAT - Monitoring of Places of Detention
Information about the proposed Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) (National Uniform Legislation) Bill 2013. - Advance Personal Planning Bill – Public consultation
Information about public consultation for the draft Advance Personal Planning Bill. - Legal Representation and Jurisdictional Limit in Small Claims
Find out about consultation for proposed changes to the Small Claims and Local Court Acts. - Reform of summary offences
Find out about consultation, including a final report, for a review of the Summary Offences Act.
- Issues Paper - Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act Review
Get the issues paper discussing the Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act.
- Review of the Summary Offences Act
Information including a discussion paper looking at proposed changes to the Summary of Offences Act. - Proposed Uniform Evidence Act for the Northern Territory
Find out about the Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) Consultation Draft Bill, including a discussion paper dealing with the Evidence Act.
- Consultation Paper: Response to the High Court decision in Crofts
Information about a consultation paper dealing with proposed amendment to the Crofts warning.
- Draft Unit Titles Scheme Bill 2009
Information about the draft Unit Titles Scheme Bill (2009), including the draft Bill, discussion paper and copies of relevant Acts. - A Proposal For a National Model to Harmonise Regulation of Surrogacy - January 2009
Find out about the proposal for a national model to harmonise regulation of surrogacy.
- Draft Bill Model Spent Convictions Bill
Find out about the draft Model Spent Convictions Bill. - Draft Bill Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Bill 2008
Information about the draft Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Bill 2008.
- Draft Bill: Legal Practitioners Act 2006
Find out about the proposed implementation of the national model Legal Professional Bill. - Paper: Domestic Violence Act
Information about the review of the Domestic Violence Act. - Discussion Paper: Reviewing the criminal law relating to drink spiking
Read about the review of criminal law related to drink spiking.
- Discussion Bill seeking comment on proposed whistleblower protection legislation
Find out about the draft Public Interest Disclosure Bill (2005). - Discussion Paper: Unauthorised Photographs on the Internet and Ancillary Privacy Issues
Find out about the discussion paper looking into unauthorised photographs on the internet and ancillary privacy issues.
- Review of Proportionate Liability Law
Information about the review of proportionate liability law, including copies of a discussion paper and the draft Proportionate Liability Bill (2004). - Discussion Paper seeking input to Whistleblowers Protection Legislation
Get the discussion paper delving into whistleblower protection legislation for the Northern Territory. - Discussion Paper seeking input to the review of the Juvenile Justice Act
Information about the review of the Juvenile Justice Act, including a discussion paper.