Crimes Regulation 2020 (NSW)

1Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Crimes Regulation 2020.

2Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Note—

This Regulation repeals and replaces the Crimes Regulation 2015, which would otherwise be repealed on 1 September 2020 by section 10(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3Definition(1)

In this Regulation—

the Act means the Crimes Act 1900.

Note—

The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.

(2)

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

4Concealment of offences by certain persons

For the purposes of sections 316(5) and 316A(7) 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 child abuse offence referred to in section 316A(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.

4AMajor facilities

For the Act, section 214A(7), definition of major facility, the following are prescribed to be major facilities—

• (a)

  the railway and metro stations set out in Schedule 1, Part 1,

• (b)

  the other public transport facilities set out in Schedule 1, Part 2,

• (c)

  the ports set out in Schedule 1, Part 3,

• (d)

  the infrastructure facilities set out in Schedule 1, Part 4.

s 4A: Ins 2022 (135), Sch 1[1].

5Repeal and savings(1)

The Crimes Regulation 2015 is repealed.

(2)

Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Crimes Regulation 2015, had effect under that Regulation continues to have effect under this Regulation.

Schedule 1Major facilities

section 4A

Part 1Railway and metro stations

Bankstown

Barangaroo

Blacktown

Bondi Junction

Burwood

Cabramatta

Campbelltown

Central

Chatswood

Circular Quay

Crows Nest

Domestic Airport

Edgecliff

Epping

Gadigal

Glenfield

Granville

Green Square

Homebush

Hornsby

Hurstville

International Airport

Kings Cross

Kogarah

Lidcombe

Liverpool

Macarthur

Martin Place

Museum

Newcastle

North Sydney

Olympic Park

Parramatta

Port Kembla

Redfern

Schofields

Seven Hills

St James

Strathfield

Sydenham

Town Hall

Victoria Cross

Waterloo

Wolli Creek

Wollongong

Wynyard

Part 2Other public transport facilities

Circular Quay Ferry Terminal

Manly Ferry Terminal

Part 3Ports

Sydney Cove Passenger Terminal

White Bay Cruise Terminal, Rozelle

Part 4Infrastructure facilities

ANSTO Lucas Heights, Lucas Heights

Bluescope, Port Kembla Steelworks

Caltex Oil Terminal, Banksmeadow

Coles Eastern Creek Distribution Centre, Eastern Creek

Cooks River Intermodal Terminal, St Peters

Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre, South Strathfield

the following power stations—

• (a)

  Bayswater

• (b)

  Eraring

• (c)

  Liddell

• (d)

  Mount Piper

• (e)

  Vales Point B

State Health Emergency Operations Centre, Homebush

Sydney Airport Freight Terminals

Sydney Desalination Plant, Kurnell

Sydney Domestic Airport

Sydney International Airport

Tomago Aluminium, Tomago

Woolworths Distribution Centre, Yennora

sch 1: Ins 2022 (135), Sch 1[2]. Am 2024 (496), Sch 1.

Historical notesTable of amending instruments

Crimes Regulation 2020 (450). LW 7.8.2020. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2. This Regulation has been amended as follows—

2022	(135)	Crimes Amendment (Major Facilities) Regulation 2022. LW 5.4.2022. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.
2024	(496)	Crimes Amendment (Major Facilities) Regulation 2024. LW 27.9.2024. Date of commencement, on publication on LW, sec 2.

Table of amendments

Sec 4A	Ins 2022 (135), Sch 1[1].
Sch 1	Ins 2022 (135), Sch 1[2]. Am 2024 (496), Sch 1.