Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 (NO. 30 OF 2005) - SECT 6

    (1)     The purpose of this Act is to—

        (a)     require certain offenders who commit sexual offences to keep police informed of their whereabouts and other personal details for a period of time—

              (i)     to reduce the likelihood that they will reoffend; and

              (ii)     to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of future offences that they may commit; and

        (b)     prevent registrable offenders working in child-related employment.

    (2)     In outline, this Act—

        (a)     provides for the establishment of a child sex offenders register; and

        (b)     requires certain offenders who are sentenced for registrable offences to report particular personal details for inclusion in the child sex offenders register; and

        (c)     allows the sentencing court to order young offenders to comply with the reporting obligations of the Act; and

        (d)     requires the offenders to keep their details up to date, to report their details annually and to also report certain travel details; and

        (e)     imposes the reporting obligations for a period of between 4 years and life, depending on the number, severity and timing of the offences committed, and the age of the offender when an offence was committed; and

        (f)     allows for the recognition of the period of reporting obligations imposed under laws of foreign jurisdictions; and

        (g)     makes it an offence for registrable offenders to work in child-related employment; and

        (h)     authorises the ombudsman to monitor compliance with chapter 4 (Child sex offenders register).