Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 (NO. 30 OF 2005) - SECT 54

    (1)     A registrable offender commits an offence if—

        (a)     any of the offender's personal details change while the offender is in the ACT; and

        (b)     the offender does not take all reasonable steps to report the change to the chief police officer, in the way required under subsection (2), within 7 days after the day the change happens (excluding days in government custody); and

        (c)     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 the offender's personal details, see s 59.

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).

    (2)     The registrable offender must report the change—

        (a)     in person, at an approved reporting place, if the report is about a change in relation to—

              (i)     the address of any of the premises where the offender generally lives or, if the offender does not generally live at a particular premises, the name of any of the localities where the offender can generally be found; or

              (ii)     details of any tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark that the offender has (including details of a tattoo or mark that has been acquired or removed); or

        (b)     for any other change—in an approved way.

Note 1     The personal details in s (2) (a) (i) and (ii) are required under s 59 (d) and (i).

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     For approved ways of reporting, see s 63.

    (3)     A change happens in the following personal details only at the end of the relevant 7-day period mentioned in section 60:

        (a)     the premises where the offender generally lives;

        (b)     the household in which the offender and a child generally live;

        (c)     when the offender has unsupervised contact with a child;

        (d)     the premises where the offender is generally employed;

        (e)     the motor vehicle that the offender generally drives.