Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 (NO. 30 OF 2005) - SECT 21

    (1)     A registrable offender commits an offence if—

        (a)     the offender is in the ACT immediately before the commencement of this Act; and

        (b)     the offender is not in government custody at the time; and

        (c)     the offender does not take all reasonable steps to report the offender's personal details, in person, to the chief police officer at an approved reporting place—

              (i)     within 45 days after the day this Act commences (excluding days in government custody); or

              (ii)     if the offender leaves the ACT (other than in government custody) within the 45 days—before leaving the ACT; and

        (d)     the offender's reporting period has not ended before the end of the 45 days.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.

Note 1     For the offender's personal details, see s 59.

Note 2     A registrable offender reports in person at a place only if the offender reports by personally attending at the place (see dict, def in person ). However, special provision has been made for young offenders and offenders with a disability (see s 65 and s 66).

Note 3     For approved reporting places, see s 64.

Note 4     In deciding whether a person took all reasonable steps to do something, a court must have regard to the person's age, any disability and whether the notice given to the person about the person's obligations was adequate to tell the person about the relevant obligation (see s 116).

    (2)     This section expires 2 years after it commences.