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CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) REGULATION 2005 (NO 44 OF 2005)
2005
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
SUBORDINATE LAW No
SL2005-44
EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT
Circulated by authority of
John Hargreaves MLA
Minister
for Police and Emergency Services
SUBORDINATE LAW No SL2005-44
The Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005 supports the Crimes
(Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 (the Act). The Act provides for the
establishment of a Child Sex Offender Register and requires certain offenders
who commit sexual offences against children to keep police informed of their
whereabouts and other personal details for a period of time.
Section 137
of the Act authorises regulations in relation to the establishment and
maintenance of the register, reporting obligations, and the exchange and use of
information about registrable offenders.
Regulation 1 – Name of regulation
This regulation specifies
the title of the regulations and provides that the regulation is the Crimes
(Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005.
Regulation 2 –
Commencement
This regulation provides that the regulation commences on
the day after its notification day.
Regulation 3 –
Dictionary
This regulation states that the dictionary at the end of the
regulation is part of the regulation.
Regulation 4 –
Notes
This regulation states that a note included in regulation is
explanatory and not part of the regulation.
Regulation 5 – How
offender entering ACT may contact contact person
This regulation allows a
registrable offender to contact a person by email.
Regulation 6
– How person may already have made contact
This regulation
reiterates that if a person has already contacted a contact person by email,
then it is not necessary to make further contact when entering the ACT as a
registrable offender.
Regulation 7 – How offender may report
travel details
This regulation allows a registrable offender to report
travel details by sending the report by prepaid post, by emailing the report, or
by telephoning the Child Sex Offender Register.
This regulation allows a registrable offender to report changed travel
details by sending the report by prepaid post, by emailing the report, or by
telephoning the Child Sex Offender Register.
This regulation provides that if the chief police officer asks a registrable
offender to provide particulars of each motor vehicle, modifications made to
relevant vehicles may be included in those particulars.
This regulation prescribes the Woden Police Station, Bradley Street, Woden as
an approved reporting place for a registrable offender.
This regulation allows a person reporting in person for an offender to
present for inspection, in lieu of an Australian driver licence, a current
Australian passport and other primary and secondary documents such as a birth
certificate and current credit or debit cards.
This regulation lists entities that must give a registrable offender a
reporting obligations notice.
This regulation outlines the details to be included in a reporting
obligations notice.
This regulation provides that an entity that gives a reporting obligations
notice to a registrable offender may ask the offender to acknowledge receipt of
the notice.
This regulation outlines the details to be included in an events
notice.
This regulation prescribes the relevant witness protection laws for the
purpose of determining a protected registrable offender.
Regulation 17
– Verifying documentation or evidence to be provided in support of
report
This regulation outlines the documentation or evidence to be
provided in cases where a registrable offender is required under the Act to make
a report.
This regulation lists prescribed corresponding child protection orders.
This regulation lists corresponding child protection laws.
Regulation 20 – Supervising authority for registrable
offender
This regulation prescribes the supervising authority for a
registrable offender.