Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 (NO. 30 OF 2005) - SECT 29

A registrable offender commits an offence if—

        (a)     the offender's reporting period has ended; and

        (b)     the offender is in the ACT on the day the offender later becomes a prescribed corresponding offender; and

        (c)     the offender has not previously reported the offender's personal details to the chief police officer; and

        (d)     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)     if the offender is not in government custody on the day the offender later becomes a prescribed corresponding offender—within 7 days after the day the offender later becomes a prescribed corresponding offender (excluding days in government custody); or

              (ii)     if the offender is in government custody on the day the offender later becomes a prescribed corresponding offender and later stops being in government custody in the ACT—within 7 days after the day the offender stops being in government custody (excluding days in government custody); or

              (iii)     if the offender leaves the ACT (other than in government custody) within the 7 days mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii)—before leaving the ACT; and

        (e)     the offender's reporting period for the later offence has not ended before the end of the period within which the report must be given.

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).