2005

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005

SUBORDINATE LAW No SL2005-44

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Circulated by authority of
John Hargreaves MLA
Minister for Police and Emergency Services

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005
SUBORDINATE LAW No SL2005-44

Outline

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. 

Clause Notes

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. 

Regulation 8 – How offender may report changed travel details
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. 

Regulation 9 – Particulars of offender’s motor vehicle
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.

Regulation 10 – Approved reporting places
This regulation prescribes the Woden Police Station, Bradley Street, Woden as an approved reporting place for a registrable offender.

Regulation 11 – Identification documents for person reporting for 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.

Regulation 12 – Entities that must give offender reporting obligations notice
This regulation lists entities that must give a registrable offender a reporting obligations notice.

Regulation 13 – Details to be included in reporting obligations notice
This regulation outlines the details to be included in a reporting obligations notice.

Regulation 14 – Acknowledgement of receipt of 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.

Regulation 15 – Details to be included in events notice
This regulation outlines the details to be included in an events notice.

Regulation 16 – Witness protection laws
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. 

Regulation 18 – Prescribed orders
This regulation lists prescribed corresponding child protection orders. 

Regulation 19 – Prescribed laws
This regulation lists corresponding child protection laws. 

Regulation 20 – Supervising authority for registrable offender
This regulation prescribes the supervising authority for a registrable offender.