Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered ActsA registrable offender commits an offence if—
(a) the offender's reporting obligations are suspended by a suspension order, or an equivalent order under a corresponding law; and
(b) the offender is in the ACT on the day the suspension order ceases to have effect under section 101 (Suspension order ceases if offender reoffends) or an equivalent provision of a corresponding law; 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) if the offender is not in government custody on the day the suspension order ceases to have effect—within 7 days after the day the suspension order ceases to have effect (excluding days in government custody); or
(ii) if the offender is in government custody on the day the suspension order ceases to have effect 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
(d) the offender's reporting period 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).