Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 - SECT 116A

    (1)     The chief police officer or a deputy chief police officer may publish a notice about a registrable offender if—

        (a)     satisfied that the offender—

              (i)     has failed to comply with a reporting obligation under this chapter; and

              (ii)     cannot be located; and

        (b)     the offender is not a young person; and

        (c)     the officer believes on reasonable grounds that—

              (i)     the offender poses a risk to the lives or sexual safety of 1 or more people or of the community; and

              (ii)     publishing the notice will reduce the risk.

    (2)     For subsection (1) (c) (i), it is not necessary for the officer to identify a risk to particular people, or a particular class of people.

    (3)     The notice must—

        (a)     include 1 or more of the following:

              (i)     the offender's name;

              (ii)     a photograph of the offender;

              (iii)     a description of the offender; and

        (b)     state that the offender is required by police to answer questions; but

        (c)     not state that the offender is a registrable offender.