Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered ActsA registrable offender commits an offence if—
(a) the offender leaves the ACT; and
(b) the offender intends to travel—
(i) outside the ACT but within Australia for 7 or more consecutive days; or
(ii) outside Australia; and
(c) the offender does not take all reasonable steps to report the following details (the travel details ), in person, to the chief police officer at least 7 days before leaving:
(i) each State, Territory or foreign country where the offender intends to go while outside the ACT;
(ii) the approximate dates when the offender intends to be in each State, Territory or foreign country;
(iii) each address or location in each State Territory or foreign country where the offender intends to live (to the extent that they are known) and the approximate dates when the offender intends to live at the addresses or locations;
(iv) if the offender intends to return to the ACT—the approximate date when the offender intends to return;
(v) if the offender does not intend to return to the ACT—a statement of that intention; and
(d) the offender's reporting period has not ended before the offender leaves the ACT.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.
Note 1 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 2 For approved ways of reporting, see s 63.
Note 3 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).