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CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 (NO. 30 OF 2005) - SECT 9

Registrable offender—exceptions

    (1)     A person is not a registrable offender only because—

        (a)     a court has made an order against the person for a class 1 or class 2 offence under—

              (i)     the Crimes Act 1900 , section 402 (Conditional release of offenders without proceeding to conviction); or

              (ii)     the Children and Young People Act 1999 , section 98 (Disposition without proceeding to conviction); or

              (iii)     a provision of a foreign law corresponding to a provision mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii); or

        (b)     the person has been sentenced for a single class 2 offence, and the sentence did not include—

              (i)     a term of imprisonment; or

              (ii)     a requirement that the person be under the supervision of a supervising authority or anyone else; or

        (c)     the person, as a young person, has been sentenced for—

              (i)     a single offence mentioned in schedule 2 (Class 2 offences), part 2.1 (Offences against ACT legislation), item 3, 4 or 9; or

              (ii)     a single class 1 or class 2 offence prescribed by regulation.

Note     The offence mentioned in—

              •     sch 2, pt 2.1, item 3 is against the Crimes Act 1900 , s 61 (1) (act of indecency with young person)

              •     sch 2, pt 2.1, item 4 is against the Crimes Act 1900 , s 61 (2) (act of indecency with young person)

              •     sch 2, pt 2.1, item 9 is against the Crimes Act 1900 , s 65 (1) (possessing child pornography).

    (2)     This section does not apply to a person who is a prescribed corresponding offender.

    (3)     In this section:

"single offence" includes a reference to more than 1 offence of the same kind arising from the same incident.

Note     Offences arise from the same incident only if they are committed within a single period of 24 hours and are committed against the same person (see dict, def same incident ).



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