NT New Non-Parole Period Rules for Prisoners

Attorney-General Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

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Introduced by: The Hon Marie-Clare Boothby MLA (CLP)

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Courts can set a non-parole period at 50% of a prison sentence for offenders jailed for 12 months or more; the court must give reasons if it chooses a different percentage.
Courts can now order home detention for all or part of an intensive community correction order.
The Administrator and Minister must be satisfied a person is fit and proper before appointing them as a justice of the peace or commissioner for oaths; they must check for any criminal convictions in Australia or overseas.
Several synthetic opioids and dissociatives, including Fentanyl and Phencyclidine, are moved to the most restrictive drug schedule.
The Senior Practitioner can delegate their health care decision-making powers to a qualified public sector employee.
The land title issuing authority can now choose whether to issue certificates as to title; it is no longer required to do so.

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Marie-Clare Boothby CLP

“Madam Speaker, I present a Bill titled Attorney-General Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, Serial 19, and table the explanatory statement. I move that the Bill be now read a first time. The purpose of this Bill is to make a number of minor amendments to various pieces of legislation within my portfolio.”

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Dheran Young ALP

“Madam Speaker, on behalf of the opposition I contribute to the debate on the Attorney-General Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. At the outset, we acknowledge the Bill’s stated intent, which is to modernise, streamline and clarify a range of laws administered within the Attorney-General’s portfolio.”

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Tanzil Rahman CLP

“Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to speak on an omnibus Bill. We have not had any in here for a while and, as is often the case, they are a bit of a mixed bag. There can often be little things snuck into them as red herrings, but I am pleased to report on this occasion that this is a sensible Bill covering things that need to be done to tighten up small parts of our legal edifice.”

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