Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 - SECT 71

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     an offender is required to make a report in person under a reporting obligation provision; and

        (b)     the person makes the report, in person, for the offender; and

        (c)     the person does not take all reasonable steps to present for inspection the person's Australian driver licence (if any) or another form of identification, or other document, prescribed by regulation for this section.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.

Note     A person may make a report for an offender if the offender is a young person or has a disability that makes it impracticable for the offender to make a report in person (see s 65 and s 66).

    (2)     In deciding whether a person took all reasonable steps to comply with subsection (1) (c), the court must have regard to the following:

        (a)     the person's age;

        (b)     whether the person had a disability that affected the person's ability to understand, or to comply with, subsection (1) (c);

        (c)     whether the form of notice given to the person about the person's obligation under subsection (1) (c) was adequate to tell the person about the obligation, having regard to the person's circumstances;

        (d)     any other matter the court considers appropriate.