Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered ActsA registrable offender commits an offence if—
(a) the offender reported the offender's travel details under section 42 (Offence—offender leaving ACT must report travel details); and
(b) the offender leaves the ACT; and
(c) the offender returns to the ACT, and remains in the ACT for 7 consecutive days (excluding days in government custody); and
(d) the offender does not take all reasonable steps to report the offender's return to the ACT to the chief police officer, in an approved way, within the 7 days; and
(e) the offender's reporting period has not ended before the end of the 7 days.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.
Note 1 For approved ways of reporting, see s 63. Special provision is made for young offenders and offenders with a disability (see s 65 and s 66).
Note 2 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).