COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING) ACT 2005

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - Preliminary matters

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Interpretation
• 3A Community protection order
• 4 Other reference provisions

PART 2 - Offenders to whom Act applies

• 5 Reportable offenders
• 6 Order requiring registration of offender
• 7 Reporting orders for other offences
• 8 Commissioner may apply for reporting order
• 9 Magistrate may make reporting order on application from Commissioner
• 10 Matters to be taken into account
• 10A Magistrate may make community protection order on application from
Commissioner
• 10B Magistrate may make interim community protection order
• 11 Corresponding reportable offenders
• 12 Reportable offences
• 13 Class 1 offences
• 14 Class 2 offences
• 15 Class 3 offences

PART 3 - Reporting obligations Division 1 - Report

• 16 Reporting obligations of reportable offenders
• 17 Report by reportable offender of personal details

Division 2 - Ongoing reporting obligations

• 18 Reportable offender to report annually and as required by the
Registrar
• 19 Intended absence from Tasmania to be reported

Division 3 - Provisions applying to all reporting obligations

• 20 Where reports must be made
• 21 Power to take photographs and carry out non-intimate forensic
procedures
• 22 Retention of material for certain purposes
• 22A DNA profile to be included on DNA database system

Division 4 - Suspension and extension of reporting obligations

• 23 Suspension and extension of reporting obligations

Division 4A - Suspension and variation of reporting obligations for

• 23A Application of this Division
• 23B Variation of reporting obligations of young reportable offenders
• 23C Suspension of reporting obligations of young reportable offenders
• 23D Effect of variation
• 23E Effect of suspension
• 23F Revocation of suspension or variation

Division 5 - Reporting period

• 24 Length of reporting period
• 25 Reduced period applies for young reportable offenders
• 26 Reporting period for corresponding reportable offenders

Division 6 - Exemption from reporting obligations

• 27 Application of Division
• 28 Magistrate may exempt certain reportable offenders
• 29 Order for suspension
• 30 Commissioner and certain chief executive officers entitled to be
parties to proceedings
• 31 No costs to be awarded
• 32 Restriction on right of unsuccessful applicant to reapply for order

Division 7 - Offences

• 33 Failure to comply with reporting obligations
• 33A Failure to comply with community protection order
• 34 Providing false or misleading information
• 35 No time-limit for prosecutions

Division 8 - Notification of reporting obligations

• 36 Notice to be given to reportable offender
• 36A Power of detention to enable notice to be given
• 36B Failure to comply with procedural requirement does not affect
reportable offender's reporting requirements
• 37 Courts to provide details of orders to Commissioner
• 38 Supervising authority to notify Commissioner of certain events

Division 9 - Modified reporting procedures for participants in

• 39 Term used in this Division
• 40 Who this Division applies to
• 41 Report need not be made in person

PART 4 - Community protection offender register

• 42 Registrar
• 43 Requirement to establish and maintain Community Protection Offender
Register
• 44 Access to Register to be restricted
• 44A Provision of information to Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
• 44B Provision of information to prescribed entities
• 44C Disclosure of information to parent, guardian or carer
• 44D Prescribed entities and parents, guardians or carers to keep
information secret
• 45 Confidentiality

PART 5 - Other matters

• 45A Interpretation
• 45B Power to enter and search premises to verify personal details
• 45C Power to enter and search places, premises, conveyances and
containers
• 45D Failure to comply with Act
• 46 Certain Acts not to apply
• 47 Matters not to be heard in public
• 47A Publication of personal details of certain reportable offenders
• 48 Protection from liability
• 49 Civil standard of proof
• 50 Certificate concerning evidence
• 50A Appeals
• 51 Regulations
• 52 Minister to review and report on Act
• 53 Administration of Act
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