Crimes Regulation 2010 (NSW)

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Crimes Act 1900.

Attorney General

1Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Crimes Regulation 2010.

2Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 September 2010 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Note—

This Regulation replaces the Crimes (General) Regulation 2005 which is repealed on 1 September 2010 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3Definitions(1)

In this Regulation:

the Act means the Crimes Act 1900.

(2)

Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

4Concealment of offences by certain persons

For the purposes of section 316 (5) of the Act, the following professions, callings or vocations are prescribed:

• (a)

  a legal practitioner,

• (b)

  a medical practitioner,

• (c)

  a psychologist,

• (d)

  a nurse,

• (e)

  a social worker, including:

  • (i)

    a support worker for victims of crime, and

  • (ii)

    a counsellor who treats persons for emotional or psychological conditions suffered by them,

• (f)

  a member of the clergy of any church or religious denomination,

• (g)

  a researcher for professional or academic purposes,

• (h)

  if the serious indictable offence referred to in section 316 (1) of the Act is an offence under section 60E of the Act, a school teacher, including a principal of a school,

• (i)

  an arbitrator,

• (j)

  a mediator.

5Savings

Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Crimes (General) Regulation 2005, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.