check-northern-territory-legislation-l0cka v0.1.0A

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---
name: check-northern-territory-legislation-l0cka
title: Check Northern Territory Legislation
description: Verify the identity, status, point-in-time reprint, commencement and currency of Northern Territory legislation using the official NT legislation database. Use when a user asks whether NT legislation is in force or repealed, which version applied on a date, or whether a citation or supplied provision matches the official text, for current or historical NT Acts, regulations and provisions. Do not use for Commonwealth or other State or Territory legislation, Bills, case law, court deadlines, interpretation, application or final legal advice.
author: l0cka
author_url: https://github.com/l0cka/legal-skills/tree/main/plugins/australian-legal-research/skills/check-northern-territory-legislation
license: MIT
version: 0.1.0
execution_mode: open
jurisdiction: au
practice: general
language: en
---

# Check Northern Territory Legislation

Use `legislation.nt.gov.au` as the controlling source. Produce a provenance
record, not a bare assertion that legislation is "current".

Read [the shared point-in-time method](../../references/point-in-time-method.md)
before performing a check. It defines the official-source rules, identity
resolution, point-in-time selection and fail-closed boundary shared by every
State and Territory checker in this plugin.

## Workflow

1. Fix the scope.
   - Accept Northern Territory Acts and regulations.
   - Record the exact title, provision and requested date. If no date is
     given, use today's `Australia/Darwin` date and state it explicitly.
   - Return `OUTSIDE SCOPE` for Bills, another jurisdiction, case treatment or
     a request for legal advice.
2. Resolve identity.
   - Search `legislation.nt.gov.au` and identify one official title and
     instrument type. Treat multiple plausible titles as ambiguous.
3. Select the point-in-time version.
   - Select the official reprint or historical text covering the requested
     date.
   - Record its in-force date range, the title's present current or repealed
     status and the exact URL.
   - Keep registration and the title's present status separate from whether
     the selected reprint operated on the requested date.
4. Check commencement and currency.
   - Inspect commencement, amendment, reprint and currency material relevant
     to the provision.
   - Do not infer operation from registration alone or from a URL date.
5. Report using the required result contract.

## Result contract

Lead with one status:

- `VERIFIED` — one official title and applicable version were identified with
  no unresolved qualification relevant to the request.
- `VERIFIED WITH QUALIFICATIONS` — identity and version were established, but
  an identified commencement, currency or authorisation limitation matters.
- `NOT VERIFIED` — official evidence is missing, inconsistent or insufficient.
- `OUTSIDE SCOPE` — the request is outside this Northern Territory metadata
  and text check.

Then provide:

```text
Requested check: <legislation and provision, if any>
Jurisdiction: Northern Territory, Australia
As at: <YYYY-MM-DD>
Official title: <title>
Type: <Act / regulation>
Current title status: <In force / Repealed / other official status>
Applicable version: <reprint identifier and effective date range>
Commencement evidence: <official commencement material inspected, or not established>
Currency flags: <none or itemised flags>
Official sources: <exact official pages actually inspected>
Checked: <date and Australian timezone>
Limitations and review: <what remains unverified and the human-review point>
```

Cite the exact official page supporting each field. Never describe the result
as legal advice or as proof of interpretation, application or legal effect.

## Fail closed

Return `NOT VERIFIED` instead of guessing when the title or type is ambiguous,
the requested date cannot be tied to a displayed reprint, the official
database is unavailable, or a relevant commencement, amendment or currency
issue cannot be resolved. Case law is outside scope.