Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 (NO. 30 OF 2005) - SECT 34

A registrable offender (other than a protected registrable offender) commits an offence if—

        (a)     the offender has, at any time, been required to report under this Act or a corresponding law; and

        (b)     the offender enters the ACT, and remains in the ACT for 7 or more consecutive days (excluding days in government custody); and

        (c)     the offender does not take all reasonable steps to either—

              (i)     contact a contact person (by telephone or another way prescribed by regulation); or

              (ii)     report the offender's personal details, in person, to the chief police officer at an approved reporting place; and

        (d)     the offender does not take all reasonable steps to make the contact or report—

              (i)     if the offender is not in government custody on the day the offender has been in the ACT for 7 consecutive days (excluding days in government custody)—within 7 days after that day (excluding days in government custody); or

              (ii)     if the offender is in government custody on the day the offender has been in the ACT for 7 consecutive days (excluding days in government custody), 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 has not ended before the end of the period within which the contact or 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).