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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
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PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS 1
1. Purpose and outline 1
2. Commencement 3
3. Definitions 3
4. Meaning of finding of guilt 9
5. Other reference provisions 10
PART 2--OFFENDERS TO WHOM ACT APPLIES 11
6. Who is a registrable offender? 11
7. What is a registrable offence? 13
8. What are class 3 and class 4 offences? 13
9. Who is a corresponding registrable offender? 14
10. Who is a New South Wales registrable offender? 14
11. Sex offender registration order 15
PART 3--REPORTING OBLIGATIONS 17
Division 1--Initial Report 17
12. When the report must be made 17
13. When new initial report must be made by offender whose
previous reporting obligations have ceased 19
14. Initial report by registrable offender of personal details 20
15. Persons required to report under corresponding Act 24
Division 2--Ongoing Reporting Obligations 24
16. Registrable offender must report annually 24
17. Registrable offender must report changes to relevant personal
details 25
18. Intended absence from Victoria to be reported 26
19. Change of travel plans while out of Victoria to be given 27
20. Registrable offender to report return to Victoria or decision not
to leave 28
21. Report of other absences from Victoria 28
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Division 3--Provisions Applying to All Reporting Obligations 29
22. Where report is to be made 29
23. How reports to be made 29
24. Right to privacy and support when reporting 31
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25. Receipt of information to be acknowledged 32
26. Additional matters to be provided 32
27. Power to take fingerprints or fingerscan 34
28. Reasonable force may be used to obtain fingerprints 34
29. Photographs 35
30. Retention of material for certain purposes 36
31. Reporting by remote offenders 36
Division 4--Suspension and Extension of Reporting Obligations 37
32. Suspension and extension of reporting obligations 37
Division 5--Reporting Period 37
33. When reporting obligations begin 37
34. Length of reporting period 38
35. Reduced period applies for juvenile registrable offenders 39
36. Extended reporting period if registrable offender still on parole 39
37. Reporting period for corresponding registrable offenders 40
38. Reporting period for New South Wales registrable offenders 40
Division 6--Exemption From Reporting Obligations 41
39. Supreme Court may exempt certain registrable offenders 41
40. Order for suspension 41
41. Chief Commissioner is party to application 42
42. No costs to be awarded 42
43. Restriction on right of unsuccessful applicant to re-apply for
order 42
44. Cessation of order 43
45. Application for new order 43
Division 7--Offences 44
46. Offence of failing to comply with reporting obligations 44
47. Offence of furnishing false or misleading information 45
48. Time limit for prosecutions waived 45
49. Bar to prosecution for failing to report leaving Victoria 45
Division 8--Notification of Reporting Obligations 46
50. Notice to be given to registrable offender 46
51. Courts to provide sentencing information to Chief
Commissioner of Police 47
52. Notice to be given when reporting period changes 48
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53. Supervising authority to notify Chief Commissioner of Police
of certain events 48
54. Notices may be given by Chief Commissioner 49
55. Failure to comply with procedural requirements does not affect
registrable offender's obligations 49
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Division 9--Modified Reporting Procedures for Protected
Witnesses 49
56. Who this Division applies to 49
57. Report need not be made in person 50
58. Order as to whether this Division applies 51
59. Appeal against order 52
60. When order takes effect 52
61. Modification of ongoing reporting obligations 53
PART 4--THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTER 54
62. Register of Sex Offenders 54
63. Access to the Register to be restricted 55
64. Person with access to Register not to disclose personal
information from it 55
65. Restriction on who may access personal information on
protected witnesses 56
66. Registrable offender's rights in relation to Register 56
PART 5--REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS PROHIBITED
FROM CHILD-RELATED EMPLOYMENT 58
67. Definitions 58
68. Registered sex offender excluded from child-related
employment 61
69. Offence to fail to disclose charges 61
70. Confidentiality of information 62
PART 6--OTHER MATTERS 64
71. Exclusion of liability 64
72. Effect of spent convictions 64
73. Certificate concerning evidence 64
74. Supreme Court--limitation of jurisdiction 65
75. Regulations 65
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PART 7--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS 70
76. Role of Police Ombudsman under Ombudsman Act 1973 70
77. New Division 3B inserted in Part 4 of the Ombudsman Act
1973 70
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Division 3B--Monitoring Compliance With Sex Offenders
Registration Act 2004 70
22D. Police Ombudsman to be given reasonable assistance 70
22E. Powers in relation to monitoring 71
78. New section 25B inserted in Ombudsman Act 1973 71
25B. Reports on monitoring compliance with Sex Offenders
Registration Act 2004 71
79. Consequential amendment of Crimes Act 1958 72
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SCHEDULES 73
SCHEDULE 1--Class 1 Offences 73
SCHEDULE 2--Class 2 Offences 75
SCHEDULE 3--Class 3 Offences 78
SCHEDULE 4--Class 4 Offences 79
ENDNOTES 81
INDEX 82
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Initiated in Assembly 1 June 2004
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A BILL
to require certain offenders who commit sexual offences to keep
police informed of their whereabouts and other personal details for a
period of time and thereby reduce the likelihood that they will
re-offend and facilitate the investigation and prosecution of any future
offences that they may commit, to prevent registered sex offenders
working in child-related employment, to amend the Ombudsman Act
1973 and for other purposes.
Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS
1. Purpose and outline
(1) The purpose of this Act is--
(a) to require certain offenders who commit
sexual offences to keep police informed of
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their whereabouts and other personal details
for a period of time--
(i) to reduce the likelihood that they will
re-offend; and
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(ii) to facilitate the investigation and
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prosecution of any future offences that
they may commit;
(b) to prevent registered sex offenders working
in child-related employment;
(c) to empower the Police Ombudsman to
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monitor compliance with Part 4 of this Act.
(2) In outline this Act--
(a) provides for the establishment of a Register
of Sex Offenders; and
(b) requires certain offenders who are sentenced
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for registrable offences on or after 1 October
2004 to report specified personal details for
inclusion in the Register (and extends this
requirement to certain offenders sentenced
for registrable offences before that date); and
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(c) enables the sentencing court to order juvenile
offenders and offenders who commit certain
sexual offences against adult victims to
comply with the reporting obligations of the
Act; and
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(d) requires those offenders to keep those details
up to date, to report those details annually
and to also report certain of their travel
plans; and
(e) imposes those reporting obligations for a
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period of between 4 years and life,
depending on the number, severity and
timing of the offences committed, and the
age of the offender at the time an offence
was committed; and
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(f) allows for the recognition of the period of
reporting obligations imposed under laws of
foreign jurisdictions; and
(g) makes it an offence for registered sex
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offenders to work in child-related
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employment; and
(h) empowers the Police Ombudsman to monitor
compliance with Part 4 of this Act.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation on 1 October 2004.
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3. Definitions
In this Act--
"child" means any person who is under the age of
18 years;
"Class 1 offence" means an offence listed in
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Schedule 1;
"Class 2 offence" means an offence listed in
Schedule 2;
"Class 3 offence" means an offence listed in
Schedule 3;
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"Class 4 offence" means an offence listed in
Schedule 4;
"community service order" means--
(a) an order under Division 3 of Part 3 of
the Sentencing Act 1991 to which a
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program condition referred to in
section 38(1)(b) or (d) is attached; or
(b) a youth attendance order within the
meaning of the Children and Young
Persons Act 1989; or
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(c) a youth supervision order within the
meaning of the Children and Young
Persons Act 1989 where the person is
required to engage in community
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service activities by a direction under
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section 164(1)(g) of that Act;
"corresponding Act" means a law of a foreign
jurisdiction--
(a) that provides for people who have
committed specified offences to report
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in that jurisdiction information about
themselves and to keep that information
current for a specified period; and
(b) that the regulations state is a
corresponding Act for the purposes of
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this Act;
"corresponding registrable offence" means an
offence that is a registrable offence for the
purposes of a corresponding Act but is not a
registrable offence within the meaning of
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this Act;
"corresponding registrable offender" has the
meaning set out in section 9;
"corresponding registrar" means the person
whose duties and functions under a
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corresponding Act most closely correspond
to the duties and functions of the Chief
Commissioner of Police under this Act;
"corresponding sex offender registration
order" means an order made under a
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corresponding Act that falls within a class of
order that the regulations state is a
corresponding sex offender registration order
for the purposes of this Act;
"court" includes a court (however described) of a
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foreign jurisdiction;
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"detainee" means a person who is detained in a
youth training centre or youth residential
centre within the meaning of the Children
and Young Persons Act 1989;
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"disability" has the same meaning as
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"impairment" has in the Equal Opportunity
Act 1995;
Note: The meaning of "disability" is affected by
section 5(2).
"existing controlled registrable offender"
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means a person who, as a result of having
been sentenced for a registrable offence, was
under the supervision of a supervising
authority or any other person or body
immediately before 1 October 2004;
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"existing licensee" means a person who under
section 6C of the Corrections Act 1986 is
not regarded as being in the Secretary's legal
custody and includes a person who has a
similar status under the laws of a foreign
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jurisdiction;
"fingerscan" means fingerprints taken by means
of a device to obtain a record of the
fingerprints;
"finding of guilt"--see section 4;
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"foreign jurisdiction" means a jurisdiction other
than Victoria (including jurisdictions outside
Australia);
"foreign witness protection law" means a law of
a foreign jurisdiction that provides for the
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protection of witnesses;
"forensic patient" has the same meaning as in
the Crimes (Mental Impairment and
Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997;
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"good behaviour bond" means--
(a) an order under Subdivision (2) or (3) of
Division 5 of Part 3 of the Sentencing
Act 1991 for the release of an offender
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on an adjournment (with or without
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recording a conviction); or
(b) a bond under section 144 of the
Children and Young Persons Act
1989;
"government custody" means--
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(a) custody as an inmate or detainee or as a
forensic patient under a custodial
supervision order within the meaning of
the Crimes (Mental Impairment and
Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997; or
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(b) custody under a law of a foreign
jurisdiction in the nature of custody
referred to in paragraph (a);
"inmate" means a person who under Part 1A of
the Corrections Act 1986 is deemed to be in
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the legal custody of the Secretary or the
Chief Commissioner of Police;
"New South Wales Act" means the Child
Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000
of New South Wales;
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"New South Wales registrable offender" has
the meaning set out in section 10;
"parole" means an order referred to in section 74
of the Corrections Act 1986 and includes
any equivalent order made under the laws of
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a foreign jurisdiction;
"personal details" means the information listed
in section 14(1);
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"personal information" means information
about an individual whose identity is
apparent or can reasonably be ascertained
from the information;
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"Police Ombudsman" has the same meaning as
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in the Ombudsman Act 1973;
"Register" means the Register of Sex Offenders
established under section 62;
"registrable offence" has the meaning set out in
section 7;
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"registrable offender" has the meaning set out in
section 6;
"reporting obligations", in relation to a
registrable offender, means the obligations
imposed on him or her by Part 3;
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"reporting period" means the period, as
determined under Division 5 of Part 3,
during which a registrable offender must
comply with his or her reporting obligations;
"Secretary" has the same meaning as in the
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Corrections Act 1986;
"sentence" includes--
(a) any order that is a sentencing order
within the meaning of the Magistrates'
Court Act 1989 or the Children and
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Young Persons Act 1989, including an
order for the adjournment of a
proceeding under section 128A of the
Magistrates' Court Act 1989; and
(b) any equivalent order made under the
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laws of a foreign jurisdiction;
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"sex offender registration order" means an
order made under section 11 and includes a
corresponding sex offender registration
order;
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"strict government custody", in relation to a
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registrable offender, means custody in the
nature of government custody, but does not
include such custody if the person--
(a) is regularly permitted to be absent from
a place of custody for any period,
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regardless of its length, whether on
leave of absence or otherwise; and
(b) is not at all such times under the
immediate supervision of an officer of a
supervising authority or other person
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having custody of the person;
"strict supervision" means supervision by--
(a) the Secretary or a person employed
within the Department of Justice; or
(b) the Secretary to the Department of
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Human Services or a person employed
within that Department--
or supervision by an authority of a foreign
jurisdiction in the nature of an authority
referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);
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"supervised sentence" means--
(a) a sentence referred to in section 6C(1)
of the Corrections Act 1986; or
(b) a community service order; or
(c) a good behaviour bond under which the
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person is required to submit to strict
supervision; or
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(d) a non-custodial supervision order
within the meaning of the Crimes
(Mental Impairment and Unfitness to
be Tried) Act 1997;
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"supervising authority", in relation to an
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offender, means the authority prescribed by
the regulations as the supervising authority
of the class of offender to which he or she
belongs.
4. Meaning of finding of guilt
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(1) For the purposes of this Act, a reference to a
finding of guilt in relation to an offence (however
expressed) committed by a person is a reference to
any of the following--
(a) a court making a formal finding of guilt in
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relation to the offence;
(b) a court accepting a plea of guilty from the
person in relation to the offence;
(c) a court accepting an admission made under
and for the purposes of section 100 of the
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Sentencing Act 1991, or under equivalent
provisions of the laws of a foreign
jurisdiction;
(d) a finding in relation to the offence under
section 17(1)(b) or (c) of the Crimes
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(Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be
Tried) Act 1997 or under section 17(1)(c) of
that Act in relation to an offence available as
an alternative or a finding under that Act of
not guilty because of mental impairment, or
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a finding under equivalent provisions of the
laws of a foreign jurisdiction.
(2) A reference to a finding of guilt in this Act does
not include a finding of guilt that is subsequently
quashed or set aside by a court.
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5. Other reference provisions
(1) For the purposes of this Act, offences arise from
the same incident only if they are committed
within a single period of 24 hours and are
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committed against the same person.
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(2) For the purposes of this Act and without limiting
the meaning of "disability" given by section 3, a
person has a disability if he or she is a forensic
patient or a forensic resident within the meaning
of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and
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Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997.
(3) A reference to doing a thing "in person" in this
Act is a reference to doing the thing by personal
attendance at a place--it is not sufficient to attend
the place by telephone or by any other electronic
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means.
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PART 2--OFFENDERS TO WHOM ACT APPLIES
6. Who is a registrable offender?
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(1) Subject to sub-sections (3) to (6), a registrable
offender is a person whom a court has at any time
(whether before, on or after 1 October 2004)
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sentenced for a registrable offence.
Note 1: "Sentence" is broadly defined in section 3.
Note 2: This Act applies to persons sentenced by a court of a
foreign jurisdiction for certain offences under the law
10 of that jurisdiction--see the definition of "court" in
section 3 and see section 7 for the definition of
"registrable offence".
Note 3: This Act applies to certain people who are registrable
offenders for the purposes of equivalent laws outside
15 Victoria, even though they are not registrable
offenders under this Act--see section 15.
(2) A person who is--
(a) a corresponding registrable offender; or
(b) a New South Wales registrable offender--
is also a registrable offender.
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(3) Unless he or she is a registrable offender because
of sub-section (2), a person is not a registrable
offender merely because he or she--
(a) as a child committed a Class 1 or Class 2
offence for which he or she has been
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sentenced; or
(b) is a person in respect of whom a court has
made an order referred to in section
137(1)(b), (c) or (d) of the Children and
Young Persons Act 1989 (or an equivalent
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order under the laws of a foreign
jurisdiction) in respect of a Class 1 or Class 2
offence; or
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(c) is a person on whom a sentence has been
imposed in respect of a single Class 2
offence, if the sentence did not include--
(i) a term of imprisonment; or
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(ii) a requirement that the person be under
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the supervision of a supervising
authority or any other person or body.
Note: The meaning of "single offence" is qualified
by sub-section (8) and by section 5(1).
(4) Unless he or she is a registrable offender because
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of sub-section (2) or is an existing controlled
registrable offender, a person is not a registrable
offender merely because he or she was sentenced
for a registrable offence before 1 October 2004.
(5) A person is also not a registrable offender if he or
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she is receiving protection under a foreign witness
protection law specified by the regulations for the
purposes of this sub-section, or who has the same
status as such a person under an order made under
a corresponding Act specified by the regulations
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for the purposes of this sub-section.
(6) A person ceases to be a registrable offender if--
(a) his or her finding of guilt in respect of the
only registrable offence that makes him or
her a registrable offender for the purposes of
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this Act is quashed or set aside by a court; or
(b) his or her sentence in respect of that offence
is reduced or altered so that he or she would
have been a person described in sub-section
(3)(b) or (c) had the amended sentence been
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the original sentence; or
(c) he or she is a registrable offender only
because he or she is subject to a sex offender
registration order and that order is quashed
on appeal.
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(7) For the purposes of this section, it is irrelevant
whether or not a person may lodge, or has lodged,
an appeal in respect of a finding of guilt, sentence
or sex offender registration order.
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(8) A reference to a single offence in sub-section
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(3)(c) includes a reference to more than one
offence of the same kind arising from the same
incident.
7. What is a registrable offence?
(1) A registrable offence is--
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(a) a Class 1 offence; or
(b) a Class 2 offence; or
(c) an offence that results in the making of a sex
offender registration order.
(2) Schedule 1 lists the offences that are Class 1
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offences for the purposes of this Act.
(3) Schedule 2 lists the offences that are class 2
offences for the purposes of this Act.
8. What are class 3 and class 4 offences?
(1) A Class 3 offence is an offence listed in
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Schedule 3 committed against a person other than
a child for which a person is sentenced as a
serious sexual offender (within the meaning of
Part 2A of the Sentencing Act 1991) or would
have been so sentenced had he or she not then
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been under the age of 21 years.
(2) A Class 4 offence is an offence listed in
Schedule 4 committed against a person other than
a child for which a person is sentenced as a
serious sexual offender (within the meaning of
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Part 2A of the Sentencing Act 1991) or would
have been so sentenced had he or she not then
been under the age of 21 years.
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9. Who is a corresponding registrable offender?
A corresponding registrable offender is a person
who--
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(a) had at any time (whether before, on or after
1 October 2004) been in a foreign
5
jurisdiction and at that time had been
required to report to the corresponding
registrar in that jurisdiction for a longer
period than he or she would be required to
report under this Act; and
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(b) would, if he or she were currently in that
foreign jurisdiction, be required to report to
the corresponding registrar in that
jurisdiction for a longer period (the
recognised foreign reporting period) than
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he or she would be required to report under
this Act; and
(c) falls within a class of person whom the
regulations prescribe to be a corresponding
registrable offender for the purposes of this
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Act.
Note: The regulations might prescribe a person to be
a corresponding registrable offender where the
longer reporting period arises because the
25 foreign jurisdiction recognises as a registrable
offence an offence that is not a registrable
offence under this Act or the corresponding
Act commenced earlier than this Act or for any
other reason.
10. Who is a New South Wales registrable offender?
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A New South Wales registrable offender is a
person who had been in New South Wales at a
time before the date specified by the regulations
for the purposes of this section and whose
reporting obligations under the New South Wales
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Act had begun at that time, other than a person
who falls within a class of person whom the
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regulations prescribe not to be a New South Wales
registrable offender for the purposes of this Act
11. Sex offender registration order
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(1) If a court finds a person guilty of an offence that is
not a Class 1 or Class 2 offence (including an
5
offence that is a Class 3 or Class 4 offence), it
may order that the person comply with the
reporting obligations of this Act.
(2) A court on sentencing a person for a Class 1 or
Class 2 offence committed as a child may order
10
that the person comply with the reporting
obligations of this Act if, because of section
6(3)(a), the person is not a registrable offender.
(3) The court may only make an order under this
section if, after taking into account any matter that
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it considers appropriate, it is satisfied that the
person poses a risk to the sexual safety of one or
more persons or of the community.
(4) For the purposes of sub-section (3), it is not
necessary that the court be able to identify a risk
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to particular people, or a particular class of
people.
(5) The court may only make an order under this
section if it imposes a sentence in relation to the
offence (other than an order referred to in section
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137(1)(b), (c) or (d) of the Children and Young
Persons Act 1989), and must make the order
concurrently with that sentence.
(6) The court may only make an order under this
section if an application for the making of the
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order is made by the prosecution.
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(7) For the purposes of Division 5 of Part 3, a person
subject to an order made under sub-section (1)--
(a) if found guilty of a Class 3 offence is
deemed to have been found guilty of a
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Class 1 offence; and
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(b) if found guilty of a Class 4 offence or any
other offence other than a Class 3 offence is
deemed to have been found guilty of a
Class 2 offence.
(8) Division 5 of Part 3 applies to a person subject to
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an order made under sub-section (2) as it would
have if this Act had not contained section 6(3)(a).
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PART 3--REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
Division 1--Initial Report
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12. When the report must be made
(1) A registrable offender of a kind referred to in
column 1 of the Table must report his or her
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personal details to the Chief Commissioner of
Police within the period specified in relation to
him or her in column 2 of the Table--
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2
Registrable Offender Period for Initial Report
A registrable offender Within 28 days after he or
(other than a corresponding she ceases to be in
registrable offender) who government custody
enters government custody
in Victoria on or after
1 October 2004 as a
consequence of having
been sentenced for a
registrable offence and
who ceases to be in
government custody whilst
in Victoria
A registrable offender Within 28 days after he or
(other than a corresponding she ceases to be in
registrable offender) in government custody
government custody in
Victoria immediately
before 1 October 2004 and
who ceases to be in
government custody whilst
in Victoria
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Column 1 Column 2
Registrable Offender Period for Initial Report
A registrable offender Within 45 days after
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(other than a corresponding 1 October 2004
registrable offender) who
is in Victoria on 1 October
2004, but who is not in
government custody at that
time
Any other registrable Within 28 days after he or
offender who is sentenced she is sentenced for the
for a registrable offence in registrable offence
Victoria
A registrable offender who Within 14 days after
enters Victoria from a entering and remaining in
foreign jurisdiction and Victoria for 14 or more
who has not previously consecutive days, not
been required under this counting any days spent in
section to report his or her government custody
personal details to the
Chief Commissioner of
Police
A corresponding Within 28 days after he or
registrable offender who she becomes a
has not previously reported corresponding registrable
his or her personal details offender or 28 days after
to the Chief Commissioner he or she ceases to be in
of Police and who is in government custody,
Victoria on the date on whichever is the later
which he or she becomes a
corresponding registrable
offender
(2) Despite sub-section (1), a registrable offender
must report his or her personal details to the Chief
Commissioner of Police before leaving Victoria
unless he or she entered Victoria from a foreign
jurisdiction and remained in Victoria for less than
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14 consecutive days, not counting any days spent
in government custody.
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13. When new initial report must be made by offender
whose previous reporting obligations have ceased
(1) If a registrable offender's reporting period expires
but he or she is then sentenced for a registrable
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offence, he or she must report his or her personal
5
details to the Chief Commissioner of Police--
(a) within 28 days after he or she is sentenced
for the registrable offence; or
(b) if the registrable offender is in government
custody, within 28 days after he or she
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ceases to be in government custody--
whichever is the later.
(2) If a registrable offender's reporting period expires
but he or she then becomes a corresponding
registrable offender who must under section 37
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continue to comply with the reporting obligations
imposed by this Part for any period, he or she
must report his or her personal details to the Chief
Commissioner of Police--
(a) within 28 days after he or she becomes a
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corresponding registrable offender; or
(b) if the registrable offender is in government
custody, within 28 days after he or she
ceases to be in government custody--
whichever is the later.
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(3) If a registrable offender's reporting obligations are
suspended by an order under section 40 (or an
equivalent order in a foreign jurisdiction) and that
order ceases to have effect under section 44 (or an
equivalent provision of the laws of a foreign
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jurisdiction), he or she must report his or her
personal details to the Chief Commissioner of
Police--
(a) within 28 days after the order ceases to have
effect; or
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(b) if the registrable offender is in government
custody, within 28 days after he or she
ceases to be in government custody--
whichever is the later.
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(4) If a registrable offender is not in Victoria at the
5
time he or she would be required under sub-
section (1), (2) or (3) to report his or her personal
details to the Chief Commissioner of Police, then
he or she must report his or her personal details
within 14 days after entering and remaining in
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Victoria for 14 or more consecutive days, not
counting any days spent in government custody.
(5) Despite sub-sections (1) to (3), a registrable
offender must report his or her personal details to
the Chief Commissioner of Police before leaving
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Victoria unless he or she entered Victoria from a
foreign jurisdiction and remained in Victoria for
less than 14 consecutive days, not counting any
days spent in government custody.
14. Initial report by registrable offender of personal
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details
(1) The details the registrable offender must report
are--
(a) his or her name, together with any other
name by which he or she is, or has
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previously been, known;
(b) in respect of each name other than his or her
current name, the period during which he or
she was known by that other name;
(c) his or her date of birth;
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(d) the address of each of the premises at which
he or she generally resides or, if he or she
does not generally reside at any particular
premises, the name of each of the localities
in which he or she can generally be found;
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(e) the names and ages of any children who
generally reside in the same household as
that in which he or she generally resides, or
with whom he or she has regular
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unsupervised contact;
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(f) if he or she is employed--
(i) the nature of his or her employment;
and
(ii) the name of his or her employer (if
any); and
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(iii) the address of each of the premises at
which he or she is generally employed
or, if he or she is not generally
employed at any particular premises,
the name of each of the localities in
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which he or she is generally employed;
(g) details of his or her affiliation with any club
or organisation that has child membership or
child participation in its activities;
(h) the make, model, colour and registration
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number of any motor vehicle owned by, or
generally driven by, him or her;
(i) details of any tattoos or permanent
distinguishing marks that he or she has
(including details of any tattoo or mark that
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has been removed);
(j) whether he or she has ever been found guilty
in any foreign jurisdiction of a registrable
offence or of an offence that required him or
her to report to a corresponding registrar or
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been subject to a corresponding sex offender
registration order and, if so, where that
finding occurred or that order was made;
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(k) if he or she has been in government custody
since he or she was sentenced or released
from government custody (as the case may
be) in respect of a registrable offence or
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corresponding registrable offence, details of
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when and where that government custody
occurred;
(l) if, at the time of making a report under this
Division, he or she leaves, or intends to
leave, Victoria to travel elsewhere in
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Australia on an average of at least once a
month (irrespective of the length of any such
absence)--
(i) in general terms, the reason for
travelling; and
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(ii) in general terms, the frequency and
destinations of the travel.
(2) For the purposes of this section--
(a) a registrable offender does not generally
reside at any particular premises unless he or
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she resides at those premises for at least
14 days (whether consecutive or not) in any
period of 12 months; and
(b) a child does not generally reside in the same
household as a registrable offender unless
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they reside together in that household for at
least 14 days (whether consecutive or not) in
any period of 12 months; and
(c) a registrable offender does not have regular
unsupervised contact with a child unless he
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or she has unsupervised contact with the
child for at least 14 days (whether
consecutive or not) in any period of
12 months; and
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(d) a registrable offender is not generally
employed at any particular premises unless
he or she is employed at those premises for
at least 14 days (whether consecutive or not)
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in any period of 12 months; and
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(e) a registrable offender does not generally
drive a particular motor vehicle unless the
person drives that vehicle on at least 14 days
(whether consecutive or not) in any period of
12 months.
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(3) For the purposes of this section, a person is
employed if he or she--
(a) carries out work under a contract of
employment; or
(b) carries out work as a self-employed person
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or as a sub-contractor; or
(c) carries out work as a volunteer for an
organisation; or
(d) undertakes practical training as part of an
educational or vocational course; or
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(e) carries out work as a minister of religion or
in any other capacity for the purposes of a
religious organisation.
(4) For the purposes of this section, a person is an
employer if the person--
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(a) arranges, in the course of business, for the
registrable offender to be employed by
another person; or
(b) engages the registrable offender under
contract to carry out work.
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15. Persons required to report under corresponding Act
(1) This section applies to a person (other than one to
whom Division 9 applies) who has been required
to report to a corresponding registrar, irrespective
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of whether he or she is a registrable offender for
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the purposes of this Act.
(2) Unless the person has previously complied with
the obligation imposed by this section, he or she
must, within 7 days after entering and remaining
in Victoria, contact (by telephone or another
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prescribed means) a person prescribed by the
regulations for the purposes of this section.
(3) The contacted person must advise the person
whether he or she is a registrable offender for the
purposes of this Act and any reporting obligations
15
that he or she has under this Act.
(4) A person is not guilty of an offence against
section 46 because of a failure to comply with the
reporting obligation imposed by sub-section (2) if
he or she--
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(a) is not a registrable offender for the purposes
of this Act; or
(b) has not been notified of that reporting
obligation; or
(c) does not remain in Victoria for 14 or more
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consecutive days, not counting any days
spent in government custody; or
(d) reports in accordance with section 12.
Division 2--Ongoing Reporting Obligations
16. Registrable offender must report annually
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(1) A registrable offender must report his or her
personal details to the Chief Commissioner of
Police each year.
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(2) The registrable offender must make the report by
the end of the calendar month in which the
anniversary of the date on which he or she first
reported in accordance with this Act or a
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corresponding Act falls.
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Example
J first reported his personal details to the Chief
Commissioner of Police on 11 October 2004. This section
requires J to make a further report of those details on or
10 before 31 October 2005, 31 October 2006 (and so on).
(3) If the registrable offender has been in government
custody since he or she last reported his or her
personal details under this section, the details he
or she must report include details of when and
where that custody occurred.
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(4) If a registrable offender's reporting period expires,
but he or she is then required to report again under
section 13, the reference to the date on which he
or she first reported is to be read as a reference to
the date on which he or she first reported in
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respect of the current reporting period.
17. Registrable offender must report changes to
relevant personal details
(1) A registrable offender must report to the Chief
Commissioner of Police any change in his or her
25
personal details within 14 days after that change
occurs.
(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), a change
occurs in the premises or household where the
registrable offender or a child generally resides, or
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as to when the registrable offender has
unsupervised contact with a child, or in the
premises where the registrable offender is
generally employed, or the motor vehicle that he
or she generally drives, only on the expiry of the
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relevant 14 day period referred to in section 14(2).
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(3) If the personal details of a registrable offender
(other than one to whom Division 9 applies)
change while he or she is not in Victoria, he or she
must report the change to the Chief Commissioner
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of Police within 14 days after entering and
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remaining in Victoria for 14 or more consecutive
days, not counting any days spent in government
custody.
Note: Under section 32, certain reporting obligations of a
10 registrable offender are suspended while he or she is
out of Victoria unless Division 9 applies to him or
her.
(4) A registrable offender who is in government
custody for 14 or more consecutive days must
report his or her personal details to the Chief
15
Commissioner of Police--
(a) within 28 days after he or she ceases to be in
government custody; or
(b) before leaving Victoria--
whichever is the sooner.
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18. Intended absence from Victoria to be reported
(1) This section applies if a registrable offender--
(a) intends to leave Victoria for 14 or more
consecutive days to travel elsewhere in
Australia; or
25
(b) intends to leave Victoria to travel out of
Australia.
(2) At least 7 days before leaving Victoria, the
registrable offender must report the intended
travel to the Chief Commissioner of Police and
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must provide details of--
(a) each State, Territory or country to which he
or she intends to go while out of Victoria;
and
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(b) the approximate dates during which he or she
intends to be in each of those States,
Territories or countries; and
(c) each address or location within each State,
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Territory or country at which he or she
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intends to reside (to the extent that they are
known) and the approximate dates during
which he or she intends to reside at those
addresses or locations; and
(d) if he or she intends to return to Victoria, the
10
approximate date on which he or she intends
to return; and
(e) if he or she does not intend to return to
Victoria, a statement of that intention.
(3) If circumstances arise making it impracticable for
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a registrable offender to make the report 7 days
before he or she leaves, it is sufficient compliance
with sub-section (2) if the registrable offender
reports the required information to the Chief
Commissioner of Police at least 24 hours before
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leaving Victoria.
19. Change of travel plans while out of Victoria to be
given
(1) This section applies if a registrable offender who
is out of Victoria decides--
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(a) to extend a stay elsewhere in Australia
beyond 13 days; or
(b) to change any details given to the Chief
Commissioner of Police under section 18.
(2) As soon as is practicable after making the
30
decision, the registrable offender must--
(a) if sub-section (1)(a) applies, report the
details required by section 18(2) to the Chief
Commissioner of Police (including those
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details as they relate to the travel that has
already been completed);
(b) if sub-section (1)(b) applies, report the
changed details to the Chief Commissioner
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of Police.
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(3) The registrable offender must make the report--
(a) by writing sent by post or transmitted
electronically to the Chief Commissioner of
Police or to any other address permitted by
the regulations; or
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(b) in any other manner permitted by the
regulations.
20. Registrable offender to report return to Victoria or
decision not to leave
(1) This section applies if a registrable offender was
15
required to report that he or she intended to leave
Victoria under section 18.
(2) If the registrable offender left Victoria, he or she
must report his or her return to Victoria to the
Chief Commissioner of Police within 14 days
20
after entering and remaining in Victoria for 14 or
more consecutive days, not counting any days
spent in government custody.
(3) If the registrable offender decides not to leave
Victoria, he or she must report his or her change
25
of intention to the Chief Commissioner of Police
within 14 days after deciding not to leave.
21. Report of other absences from Victoria
(1) This section applies if a registrable offender, at the
time of making a report under this Division,
30
leaves, or intends to leave, Victoria to travel
elsewhere in Australia on an average of at least
once a month (irrespective of the length of any
such absence).
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(2) The registrable offender must report the following
details to the Chief Commissioner of Police--
(a) in general terms, the reason for travelling;
and
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(b) in general terms, the frequency and
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destinations of the travel.
Division 3--Provisions Applying to All Reporting
Obligations
22. Where report is to be made
(1) A report under this Part is to be made--
10
(a) if a direction is given in accordance with the
regulations as to the police station at which
the report is to be made, at the police station
so directed; or
(b) at some other place approved (either
15
generally or in a particular case) by the Chief
Commissioner of Police.
(2) This section does not apply if, under section
23(2), a report is permitted to be made in a way
that is inconsistent with this section.
20
23. How reports to be made
(1) A registrable offender must make the following
reports under this Part in person--
(a) a report required by Division 1 (initial
report); and
25
(b) a report required by section 16 (annual
report); and
(c) a report of a change of address of the
premises at which he or she generally resides
or, if he or she does not generally reside at
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any particular premises, of the localities in
which he or she can generally be found; and
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(d) a report of the acquisition of, removal of, or
change to, any tattoo or permanent
distinguishing mark.
(2) A registrable offender may make any other report
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that he or she is required to make in person or in
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any other way permitted by the regulations or by
the Chief Commissioner of Police, either
generally or in a particular case.
(3) Only a member of the police force approved for
the purpose by the Chief Commissioner of Police
10
may receive a report made in person and only a
member of the police force or other person
approved for the purpose by the Chief
Commissioner of Police may receive a report
made in another way in accordance with sub-
15
section (2).
(4) If a registrable offender attending in person is a
child or has a disability that renders it impossible
or impracticable for him or her to make a report--
(a) in the case of a child, any parent or guardian
20
of the child or, if neither a parent or guardian
is available, an independent person who is
accompanying the registrable offender; and
(b) in the case of a person who has a disability,
any parent, guardian, carer or other person
25
nominated by the registrable offender who is
accompanying the registrable offender--
may make the report on the registrable offender's
behalf.
(5) Similarly, if a registrable offender who is
30
permitted to make a report other than in person in
accordance with sub-section (2) is a child or has a
disability that renders it impossible or
impracticable for him or her to make the report
himself or herself--
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(a) in the case of a child, any parent or guardian
of the child or, if neither a parent or guardian
is available, an independent person; and
(b) in the case of a person who has a disability,
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any parent, guardian, carer or other person
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nominated by the registrable offender--
may make the report on the registrable offender's
behalf.
24. Right to privacy and support when reporting
(1) A person making a report under this Part at a
10
police station or a place approved by the Chief
Commissioner of Police--
(a) is entitled to make the report out of the
hearing of members of the public; and
(b) is entitled to be accompanied by a support
15
person of his or her own choosing and, in the
case of a child, must be accompanied by a
parent or guardian of the child or, if neither a
parent or guardian is available, an
independent person.
20
(2) A member of the police force or other person
receiving the report may arrange for an interpreter
to be present when a person is making a report
under this Part.
(3) A member of the police force receiving the report
25
must not allow an interpreter to be present when a
person is making a report under this Part unless
the interpreter has signed an undertaking not to
disclose any information derived from the report
unless required or authorised by or under any Act
30
or law to do so.
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25. Receipt of information to be acknowledged
(1) As soon as is practicable after receiving a report
under this Part, the member of the police force or
other person receiving the report must
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acknowledge the making of the report.
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(2) The acknowledgment must be in writing, must be
given to the person who made the report and must
include--
(a) the name and signature of the member of the
police force or other person who received the
10
report; and
(b) the date and time when, and the place where,
the report was received; and
(c) a copy of the information that was reported.
(3) The Chief Commissioner of Police must ensure
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that a copy of every acknowledgment is retained.
26. Additional matters to be provided
(1) If a report is required to be made in person, the
person making the report must also--
(a) present for inspection the registrable
20
offender's driver licence (if any) or any other
form of identification or other document
specified by the regulations for the purposes
of this section to verify or support details in
the report; and
25
(b) provide a photograph of the registrable
offender's head and face of a type suitable
for use in an Australian passport; and
(c) if not the registrable offender, present for
inspection his or her driver licence (if any) or
30
any other form of identification specified by
the regulations for the purposes of this
section.
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(2) The member of the police force receiving the
report may waive the requirements of sub-section
(1)(a) or (b) if the member of the police force--
(a) takes the fingerprints, or a fingerscan, of the
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registrable offender immediately before or
5
after the report is made and, in the case of a
child, does so in the presence of a parent or
guardian of the child or, if neither a parent or
guardian is available, an independent person;
or
10
(b) is otherwise satisfied as to the registrable
offender's identity.
(3) The member of the police force receiving the
report may waive the requirements of sub-
section (1)(c) if he or she is otherwise satisfied as
15
to the person's identity.
(4) The member of the police force receiving a report
may copy any document presented to the member
for inspection under sub-section (1)(a) or (c).
(5) If a report is made otherwise than in person, the
20
regulations may specify--
(a) the circumstances in which--
(i) information concerning the identity of
the registrable offender and the identity
of the person making the report; and
25
(ii) a document verifying or supporting
details in the report--
are required; and
(b) the manner in which that information or
document is to be provided--
30
but may not require an original document to be
provided.
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27. Power to take fingerprints or fingerscan
(1) A member of the police force receiving a report
made in person under this Part may take, or may
cause to be taken by a person authorised by him or
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her, the fingerprints or a fingerscan of the
5
registrable offender if not reasonably satisfied as
to the identity of the registrable offender after the
member has examined all the material relating to
identity provided or presented to him or her by, or
on behalf of, the registrable offender.
10
(2) A member of the police force may only take, or
cause to be taken, the fingerprints or a fingerscan
of a child under sub-section (1) if the child is
accompanied by his or her parent or guardian or,
if neither a parent or guardian is available, an
15
independent person.
28. Reasonable force may be used to obtain fingerprints
(1) Before attempting to exercise a power under
section 27, the member of the police force must
inform the registrable offender in language likely
20
to be understood by him or her--
(a) of the purpose for which the power is to be
exercised and why the member is not
satisfied as to the registrable offender's
identity; and
25
(b) that if the registrable offender refuses to give
his or her fingerprints, or to submit to a
fingerscan, voluntarily, reasonable force may
be used; and
(c) that the fingerprints or fingerscan will be
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retained by the Chief Commissioner of
Police.
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(2) A member of the police force, or a person
authorised by him or her, may use reasonable
force to take the fingerprints or a fingerscan of a
registrable offender if--
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(a) the registrable offender refuses to co-operate
5
voluntarily; and
(b) the use of reasonable force is authorised by a
member of the police force in charge of a
police station at the time of the request or a
member of or above the rank of sergeant.
10
(3) If reasonable force is to be used under section 27,
a person of the same sex as the registrable
offender must, if practicable, be the person who
uses the reasonable force.
29. Photographs
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(1) A member of the police force receiving a report
made in person under this Part may, with the
consent of the registrable offender, arrange for the
registrable offender to be photographed.
(2) A member of the police force cannot, under this
20
section, require a registrable offender who is to be
photographed to expose for that purpose his or her
genitals, the anal area of his or her buttocks or, in
the case of females or transgender people who
identify as females, their breasts.
25
(3) Any photograph taken under this section must be
taken--
(a) in a place where no members of the public
are present; and
(b) if practicable, by a person of the same sex as
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the registrable offender.
(4) If practicable, any member of the police force
present in a place while a photograph is being
taken under this section must be of the same sex
as the registrable offender.
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(5) A registrable offender who is to be photographed
under this section is entitled to be accompanied by
a support person of his or her own choosing and,
in the case of a child, must be accompanied by his
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or her parent or guardian or, if neither a parent or
5
guardian is available, an independent person.
30. Retention of material for certain purposes
The Chief Commissioner of Police may, during
the reporting period of a registrable offender,
retain for law enforcement, crime prevention or
10
child protection purposes any of the following
taken under this Division from, or in relation to,
the registrable offender--
(a) copies of any documents; and
(b) any fingerprints or fingerscans; and
15
(c) any photographs--
and, at the end of that period, the Chief
Commissioner of Police must cause them to be
destroyed.
31. Reporting by remote offenders
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(1) This section applies if a registrable offender
resides more than the prescribed distance from the
nearest police station.
(2) A registrable offender need not comply with a
time limit concerning the making of a report in
25
person under this Part if--
(a) he or she, or a person entitled to make the
report on his or her behalf, contacts the Chief
Commissioner of Police before the time limit
expires; and
30
(b) the Chief Commissioner of Police agrees to
allow the report to be made at a specific time
that is after the time limit and at a specific
place; and
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(c) before the time limit expires he or she
provides the Chief Commissioner of Police
by telephone or other means with the
information required to be reported under
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Division 1 or 2.
5
(3) The Chief Commissioner of Police must ensure
that there is a method of recording all agreements
made under this section.
Division 4--Suspension and Extension of Reporting
Obligations
10
32. Suspension and extension of reporting obligations
(1) Any obligation imposed on a registrable offender
by this Part is suspended for any period during
which he or she--
(a) is in government custody; or
15
(b) is outside Victoria unless he or she is a
person to whom Division 9 applies or the
obligation is under section 19; or
(c) is the subject of an order under Division 6
(or an equivalent order made under the laws
20
of a foreign jurisdiction).
(2) The period for which a registrable offender's
reporting obligations continue is extended by any
length of time for which those obligations are
suspended under sub-section (1)(a).
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Division 5--Reporting Period
33. When reporting obligations begin
For the purposes of this Division, a registrable
offender's reporting obligations in respect of a
registrable offence begin--
30
(a) when the registrable offender is sentenced
for the offence; or
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(b) when the registrable offender ceases to be in
government custody in relation to the
offence--
whichever is the later.
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34. Length of reporting period
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(1) A registrable offender must continue to comply
with the reporting obligations imposed by this Part
for--
(a) 8 years, if he or she has only ever been found
guilty of a single Class 2 offence; or
10
(b) 15 years, if he or she--
(i) has only ever been found guilty of a
single Class 1 offence; or
(ii) has ever been found guilty of more than
a single registrable offence but is not
15
covered by paragraph (c); or
(c) the remainder of his or her life, if he or she is
a registrable offender in respect of--
(i) a Class 1 offence and he or she
subsequently commits and is found
20
guilty of another registrable offence; or
(ii) a Class 2 offence and he or she
subsequently commits and is found
guilty of a Class 1 offence; or
(iii) a Class 2 offence and he or she
25
subsequently commits and is found
guilty of another Class 2 offence and
has ever been found guilty of 3 or more
Class 2 offences.
30 Note: A life-long reporting obligation may be
suspended under Division 6.
(2) A reference in sub-section (1) to an offence
extends to an offence committed before the
commencement of that sub-section.
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(3) For the purposes of this section--
(a) 2 or more offences arising from the same
incident are to be treated as a single offence;
and
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(b) 2 or more offences arising from the same
5
incident are to be treated as a single Class 1
offence if at least one of those offences is a
Class 1 offence.
Note: The meaning of "single offence" is qualified by
10 section 5(1).
35. Reduced period applies for juvenile registrable
offenders
(1) The reporting periods specified in section 34 do
not apply to a person who was a child at the time
at which he or she committed each registrable
15
offence.
(2) Instead, a reporting period that is half the
reporting period that would otherwise apply to the
person under section 34 (or 7½ years in the case
of a reporting period for life) applies to him or
20
her.
36. Extended reporting period if registrable offender
still on parole
(1) This section applies if--
(a) a registrable offender is on parole, or is an
25
existing licensee, in respect of a registrable
offence; and
(b) the reporting period in respect of the offence
will end before the expiry of the sentence of
imprisonment to which the parole or existing
30
licence relates.
(2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Division,
the reporting period is extended until the expiry of
the term of imprisonment to which the parole or
existing licence relates.
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37. Reporting period for corresponding registrable
offenders
(1) Despite anything in this Part, a corresponding
registrable offender must continue to comply with
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the reporting obligations imposed by this Part for
5
the recognised foreign reporting period referred to
in section 9(b).
(2) For the purposes of this section, if a corresponding
registrable offender is a corresponding registrable
offender under the laws of more than one
10
jurisdiction, the recognised foreign reporting
period is the longest period for which he or she
would be required to report to the corresponding
registrar of a foreign jurisdiction.
38. Reporting period for New South Wales registrable
15
offenders
(1) Subject to sub-section (2), a New South Wales
registrable offender must continue to comply with
the reporting obligations imposed by this Part for
the period he or she is required to report in
20
accordance with the New South Wales Act.
(2) A New South Wales registrable offender who, on
or after the date specified by the regulations for
the purposes of section 10, is sentenced for a
registrable offence or becomes a corresponding
25
registrable offender must continue to comply with
the reporting obligations imposed by this Part
for--
(a) the period referred to in sub-section (1); or
(b) the period that he or she is required to report
30
in accordance with this Division (other than
this section)--
whichever is longer.
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Division 6--Exemption From Reporting Obligations
39. Supreme Court may exempt certain registrable
offenders
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(1) This Division applies to a registrable offender
who is required to continue to comply with the
5
reporting obligations imposed by this Part for the
remainder of his or her life.
(2) If--
(a) a period of 15 years has passed (ignoring any
period during which the registrable offender
10
was in government custody) since he or she
was last sentenced or released from
government custody in respect of a
registrable offence or a corresponding
registrable offence, whichever is later; and
15
(b) he or she did not become the subject of a
life-long reporting period under a
corresponding Act whilst in a foreign
jurisdiction before becoming the subject of
such a period in Victoria; and
20
(c) he or she is not on parole in respect of a
registrable offence--
the registrable offender may apply to the Supreme
Court for an order suspending his or her reporting
obligations.
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40. Order for suspension
(1) On the application under section 39(2), the
Supreme Court may make an order suspending the
registrable offender's reporting obligations.
(2) The Court must not make the order unless it is
30
satisfied that the registrable offender does not
pose a risk to the sexual safety of one or more
persons or of the community.
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(3) In deciding whether to make the order, the Court
must take into account--
(a) the seriousness of the registrable offender's
registrable offences and corresponding
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registrable offences; and
5
(b) the period of time since those offences were
committed; and
(c) the age of the registrable offender, the age of
the victims of those offences and the
difference in age between the registrable
10
offender and the victims of those offences, as
at the time those offences were committed;
and
(d) the registrable offender's present age; and
(e) the registrable offender's total criminal
15
record; and
(f) any other matter the Court considers
appropriate.
41. Chief Commissioner is party to application
The Chief Commissioner of Police is a party to an
20
application under section 39(2) and may make any
submission to the Supreme Court in respect of the
application.
42. No costs to be awarded
The Supreme Court may not award costs in
25
respect of proceedings under this Division.
43. Restriction on right of unsuccessful applicant to re-
apply for order
A registrable offender in respect of whom the
Supreme Court refuses to make an order under
30
this Division is not entitled to make a further
application to the Court until 5 years have elapsed
from the date of the refusal, unless the Court
otherwise orders at the time of the refusal.
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44. Cessation of order
(1) An order made under this Division ceases to have
effect if, at any time after the making of the order,
the registrable offender--
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(a) is made subject to a sex offender registration
5
order; or
(b) is found guilty of a registrable offence; or
(c) becomes a corresponding registrable
offender who must under section 37 continue
to comply with the reporting obligations
10
imposed by this Part for any period.
(2) An order that ceased to have effect in accordance
with sub-section (1) is revived if--
(a) the finding of guilt that caused the order to
cease to have effect is quashed or set aside
15
by a court; or
(b) the order ceased to have effect in accordance
with sub-section (1)(a) and the sex offender
registration order is quashed on appeal or the
registrable offender's finding of guilt in
20
respect of the offence that resulted in the
making of that order is quashed or set aside
by a court.
(3) For the purposes of this section, it is irrelevant
whether or not a person may lodge, or has lodged,
25
an appeal in respect of a finding of guilt or a sex
offender registration order.
45. Application for new order
(1) If an order ceases to have effect in accordance
with section 44(1), the registrable offender may
30
apply under this Division for a new order.
(2) Section 43 does not apply with respect to an
application referred to in sub-section (1).
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(3) If an order ceases to have effect in accordance
with section 44(1)(b) or (c), on an application
under this Division for a new order, section
39(2)(a) applies as if the period referred to were a
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period of 15 years (ignoring any period during
5
which he or she was in government custody) since
he or she last committed a registrable offence or a
corresponding registrable offence.
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46. Offence of failing to comply with reporting
10
obligations
(1) A registrable offender must not fail to comply
with any of his or her reporting obligations
without a reasonable excuse.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or imprisonment for
15
2 years.
(2) In determining whether a person had a reasonable
excuse for failing to comply with his or her
reporting obligations, the court before which the
proceedings are being heard is to have regard to
20
the following matters--
(a) the person's age; and
(b) whether the person has a disability that
affects the person's ability to understand, or
to comply with, those obligations; and
25
(c) whether the form of notification given to the
registrable offender as to his or her
obligations was adequate to inform him or
her of those obligations, having regard to the
offender's circumstances; and
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(d) any other matter the court considers
appropriate.
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(3) It is a defence to proceedings for an offence of
failing to comply with a reporting obligation if it
is established by or on behalf of the person
charged with the offence that, at the time the
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offence is alleged to have occurred, the person had
5
not received notice, and was otherwise unaware,
of the obligation.
47. Offence of furnishing false or misleading
information
A person must not, in purported compliance with
10
this Part, furnish information that the person
knows to be false or misleading in a material
particular.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or imprisonment for
2 years.
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48. Time limit for prosecutions waived
Despite anything to the contrary in section 26(4)
of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989, a
proceeding for an offence under this Act may be
commenced at any time.
20
49. Bar to prosecution for failing to report leaving
Victoria
(1) This section applies if a registrable offender
leaves Victoria and is found guilty of failing to
report his or her presence in a foreign jurisdiction
25
as required by a corresponding Act.
(2) The registrable offender is not to be prosecuted
for a failure to comply with section 18 in respect
of the travel out of Victoria.
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Division 8--Notification of Reporting Obligations
50. Notice to be given to registrable offender
(1) A registrable offender is to be given written notice
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of--
(a) his or her reporting obligations; and
5
(b) the consequences that may arise if he or she
fails to comply with those obligations.
(2) A registrable offender is to be given a notice
under this section as soon as practicable after any
of the following events happens--
10
(a) he or she is sentenced for a registrable
offence;
(b) he or she is released from government
custody (whether in government custody for
a registrable offence or not);
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(c) he or she enters Victoria if he or she has not
previously been given notice of his or her
reporting obligations in Victoria;
(d) he or she becomes a corresponding
registrable offender, if he or she is in
20
Victoria at that time.
(3) A notice under this section is to be given by the
person or body specified in, or determined in
accordance with, the regulations.
(4) A person or body is not required to give a notice
25
under this section if the notice has been given by
another person or body.
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(5) Despite anything in this Division, the regulations
may provide that a notice given under this section
is not required to specify the registrable offender's
reporting period if the regulations require a notice
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containing that information to be given at the time
5
the registrable offender reports his or her personal
details to the Chief Commissioner of Police.
51. Courts to provide sentencing information to Chief
Commissioner of Police
(1) This section applies if a court--
10
(a) makes any order or imposes any sentence
that has the effect of making a person a
registrable offender for the purposes of this
Act; or
(b) imposes any sentence on a person in relation
15
to a registrable offence; or
(c) makes any order in relation to a registrable
offender that has the effect of removing the
person from the ambit of this Act.
20 Example:
Paragraph (c) would apply, for instance, if a court on
appeal quashes a person's finding of guilt in relation
to a registrable offence in respect of which he or she
had been sentenced and that was the only offence in
25 respect of which he or she had ever been found guilty.
(2) The court must ensure that details of the order or
sentence are provided to the Chief Commissioner
of Police as soon as is practicable after the making
or imposition of the order or sentence.
(3) In this section, "court" does not include a court
30
of a foreign jurisdiction.
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52. Notice to be given when reporting period changes
(1) This section applies to a registrable offender
whose reporting period has changed since he or
she was last notified of his or her reporting period
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in Victoria.
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(2) The Chief Commissioner of Police must give (or
cause to be given) written notice to the registrable
offender as soon as is practicable after the change
and in no case later than the time the offender next
reports in accordance with this Act.
10
53. Supervising authority to notify Chief Commissioner
of Police of certain events
(1) This section applies if a registrable offender--
(a) ceases to be in strict government custody; or
(b) ceases to be in government custody; or
15
(c) ceases to be subject to a supervised sentence;
or
(d) ceases to participate in a diversion program
under section 128A of the Magistrates'
Court Act 1989; or
20
(e) ceases to be subject to a condition of parole
requiring the person to be subject to
supervision; or
(f) ceases to be an existing licensee--
regardless of the reason why the registrable
25
offender was in custody, was subject to the
sentence, was in the program, was on parole or
was a licensee.
(2) As soon as is practicable before or after the
relevant event listed in sub-section (1) occurs, the
30
supervising authority is to give written notice of
the event to the Chief Commissioner of Police.
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(3) The notice must include any details required by
the regulations.
54. Notices may be given by Chief Commissioner
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The Chief Commissioner of Police may, at any
time, cause written notice to be given to a
5
registrable offender of--
(a) his or her reporting obligations; and
(b) the consequences that may arise if he or she
fails to comply with those obligations.
55. Failure to comply with procedural requirements
10
does not affect registrable offender's obligations
A failure by any person other than a registrable
offender to comply with any procedural
requirement imposed on the person by this Part or
the regulations does not, of itself, affect a
15
registrable offender's reporting obligations.
Note: This section aims to prevent a registrable offender who was
not given notice of a reporting obligation by an official as
required by this Part from arguing that the obligation does
20 not apply to him or her as a result of that failure if there is
evidence that the registrable offender was aware of the
obligation through some other means. (If there is no such
evidence then the registrable offender would have a defence
to the charge under section 46(3) on the basis that he or she
25 was not aware of the obligation.)
Division 9--Modified Reporting Procedures for Protected
Witnesses
56. Who this Division applies to
(1) This Division applies to each of the following--
(a) any registrable offender who is currently a
30
participant in a Victorian witness protection
program;
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(b) any registrable offender who is the subject of
an order in force under this Division
declaring that he or she is a person to whom
this Division applies.
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(2) This Division (except sections 58 to 60) also
5
applies to a registrable offender who is receiving
protection under a foreign witness protection law
specified by the regulations for the purposes of
this sub-section, or who has the same status as
such a person under an order made under a
10
corresponding Act specified by the regulations for
the purposes of this sub-section.
(3) In this Division, "Victorian witness protection
program" has the same meaning as it has in the
Witness Protection Act 1991.
15
Note: Section 6(5) excludes from the definition of "registrable
offender" persons receiving protection under foreign
witness protection laws prescribed for the purposes of that
section or who have the same status as such persons under a
20 corresponding Act that is so prescribed.
57. Report need not be made in person
It is sufficient compliance with the requirements
of this Part--
(a) if a person to whom this Division applies
reports such of the information that he or she
25
is required to report under this Part as the
Chief Commissioner of Police requires him
or her to report and does so at the times, and
in a manner, authorised by the Chief
Commissioner of Police for the purposes of
30
this section; and
(b) if the acknowledgment of the making of a
report is given in a manner approved by the
Chief Commissioner of Police.
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58. Order as to whether this Division applies
(1) The Chief Commissioner of Police must make an
order declaring that a registrable offender who is a
participant in a Victorian witness protection
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program either is, or is not, a person to whom this
5
Division applies--
(a) when the registrable offender ceases to be a
participant in the program as a consequence
of a request under section 16(1) of the
Witness Protection Act 1991; or
10
(b) when the Chief Commissioner of Police
makes a decision under section 16(2) of the
Witness Protection Act 1991 that the
protection and assistance provided to the
registrable offender under the program be
15
terminated.
(2) On making such an order, the Chief
Commissioner of Police must take reasonable
steps to notify the registrable offender of the terms
of the order.
20
(3) A person who receives such a notification may,
within 28 days after receiving it, apply in writing
to the Chief Commissioner of Police for a review
of the order.
(4) On receiving an application for a review, the
25
Chief Commissioner of Police--
(a) must review the order, and confirm or
reverse it; and
(b) before making a decision on the matter, must
give the applicant a reasonable opportunity
30
to state his or her case; and
(c) after making a decision on the matter, must
given written notice of the decision to the
applicant.
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(5) If the decision of the Chief Commissioner of
Police is to confirm the order, the notice of the
decision must inform the applicant of his or her
rights under section 59.
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59. Appeal against order
5
(1) A person who is aggrieved by a decision of the
Chief Commissioner of Police in relation to an
order under this Division may appeal to the Police
Ombudsman against the decision within 3 days
after receiving notice of the decision.
10
(2) The Police Ombudsman, in determining the
appeal, may make any decision that could have
been made by the Chief Commissioner of Police.
(3) The Police Ombudsman's decision in respect of
the appeal has effect according to its terms.
15
60. When order takes effect
(1) An order declaring that this Division applies to a
registrable offender takes effect immediately.
(2) An order declaring that this Division does not
apply to a registrable offender takes effect--
20
(a) at the end of 28 days after notice of the
making of the order is given to the
registrable offender; or
(b) if an application referred to in section 58(3)
is made before the end of that period, at the
25
end of 3 days after notice is given to the
applicant as referred to in section 58(4)(c); or
(c) if an appeal is made under section 59 before
the end of that 3 day period, on the date on
which the Police Ombudsman determines the
30
appeal--
whichever is the later.
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61. Modification of ongoing reporting obligations
Sections 14(1), 18 to 21 and 49 apply with respect
to a person to whom this Division applies as if any
reference in them to Victoria were a reference to
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the jurisdiction in which the person generally
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resides.
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62. Register of Sex Offenders
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(1) The Chief Commissioner of Police is to establish
and maintain a Register of Sex Offenders.
(2) The Register is to contain the following
5
information in respect of each registrable offender
(to the extent that it is known by the Chief
Commissioner of Police)--
(a) the registrable offender's name and other
identifying particulars; and
10
(b) details of each Class 1 or Class 2 offence of
which the registrable offender has been
found guilty or with which he or she has
been charged; and
(c) details of each offence of which the
15
registrable offender has been found guilty
that resulted in the making of a sex offender
registration order; and
(d) the date on which the registrable offender
was sentenced for any registrable offence;
20
and
(e) the date on which the registrable offender
ceased to be in government custody in
respect of a registrable offence, or entered or
ceased to be in government custody in
25
respect of any offence during his or her
reporting period; and
(f) any information reported in respect of the
registrable offender under Part 3; and
(g) any other information that the Chief
30
Commissioner of Police considers
appropriate to include in the Register.
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63. Access to the Register to be restricted
(1) The Chief Commissioner of Police must ensure--
(a) that the Register, or any part of the Register,
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is only accessed by a person, or a class of
person, who is authorised to do so by the
5
Chief Commissioner of Police; and
(b) that personal information in the Register is
only disclosed by a person with access to the
Register, or the relevant part of the Register,
for law enforcement functions or activities
10
and then only to a government department or
public statutory authority or as otherwise
required by or under any Act or law.
(2) The Chief Commissioner of Police must develop
guidelines in relation to the accessing and
15
disclosure of personal information in the Register
that attempt to ensure that access to the personal
information in the Register is restricted to the
greatest extent that is possible without interfering
with the purpose of this Act.
20
(3) For the purposes of this section, the Register
includes any information from any register
maintained under a corresponding Act that is
accessible by the Chief Commissioner of Police,
regardless of whether or not that information is
25
physically part of the Register.
(4) This section has effect despite any other Act or
law to the contrary.
64. Person with access to Register not to disclose
personal information from it
30
A person authorised to have access to the Register
or any part of the Register must not disclose any
personal information in the Register except, for
law enforcement functions or activities, to a
government department or public statutory
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authority or as otherwise required by or under any
Act or law.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or imprisonment for
2 years.
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65. Restriction on who may access personal information
5
on protected witnesses
The Chief Commissioner of Police must ensure
that any personal information in the Register
about a person to whom Division 9 of Part 3
applies cannot be accessed other than by a person
10
authorised by the member of the police force or
officer of an approved authority (within the
meaning of the Witness Protection Act 1991)
responsible for the day to day operation of the
witness protection program.
15
66. Registrable offender's rights in relation to Register
(1) If asked to do so by a registrable offender, the
Chief Commissioner of Police must provide the
registrable offender with a copy of all the
reportable information that is held in the Register
20
in relation to the registrable offender.
(2) The Chief Commissioner of Police must comply
with sub-section (1) as soon as is practicable after
being asked to do so.
(3) A registrable offender may ask the Chief
25
Commissioner of Police to amend any reportable
information held in the Register in relation to the
registrable offender that is incorrect.
(4) The Chief Commissioner of Police must comply
with such a request on being satisfied that the
30
information is incorrect.
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(5) In this section, "reportable information" means
any information supplied to the Chief
Commissioner of Police by, or on behalf of, the
registrable offender that the registrable offender is
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required to report to the Chief Commissioner and
5
that is still held in the Register.
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Employment
PART 5--REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS PROHIBITED
FROM CHILD-RELATED EMPLOYMENT
67. Definitions
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(1) In this Part--
"child-related employment" means employment
5
involving contact with a child in connection
with--
(a) child protection services;
(b) pre-schools, kindergartens or child care
centres;
10
(c) educational institutions for children;
(d) juvenile detention centres;
(e) refuges or other residential facilities
used by children;
(f) wards of public or private hospitals in
15
which children are ordinarily patients;
(g) clubs, associations or movements
(including of a cultural, recreational or
sporting nature) with significant child
membership or involvement;
20
(h) religious organisations;
(i) baby sitting or child minding services
arranged by a commercial agency;
(j) fostering children;
(k) providing taxi services for the transport
25
of children with a disability;
(l) private tuition services of any kind for
children arranged by a commercial
agency;
(m) counselling or other support services
30
for children;
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Employment
(n) overnight camps regardless of the type
of accommodation or of how many
children are involved;
(o) school crossing services, being services
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provided by people employed to assist
5
children to cross roads on their way to
or from school;
"contact" means any form of contact between a
person and a child and includes--
(a) any form of physical contact;
10
(b) any form of oral communication,
whether face to face or by telephone;
(c) any form of written communication,
including electronic communication;
"educational institutions for children" includes
15
any State school established under section 21
of the Education Act 1958 and any school
registered under Part III of that Act but does
not include--
(a) a university specified in Schedule 1 to
20
the Tertiary Education Act 1993;
(b) a TAFE college or a TAFE institution
within the meaning of the Vocational
Education and Training Act 1990;
(c) an adult education institution within the
25
meaning of the Adult, Community
and Further Education Act 1991--
even if that university, TAFE college, TAFE
institution or adult education institution has a
student under 18 years of age;
30
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Employment
"employment" means--
(a) performance of work--
(i) under a contract of employment or
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a contract for services (whether
written or unwritten); or
5
(ii) as a minister of religion or as part
of the duties of a religious
vocation; or
(b) undertaking practical training as part of
an educational or vocational course
10
other than under an arrangement within
the meaning of Part IVA of the
Education Act 1958 where the pupil is
of or under 18 years of age; or
(c) performance of work as a volunteer
15
including the performance of unpaid
community work under a community-
based order, a drug treatment order or
an intensive correction order within the
meaning of the Sentencing Act 1991;
20
"officer"--
(a) in relation to a body corporate that is a
corporation within the meaning of the
Corporations Act, has the same
meaning as in section 9 of that Act; and
25
(b) in relation to any other body corporate,
means any person (by whatever name
called) who is concerned or takes part
in the management of the body
corporate;
30
"registered sex offender" means a registrable
offender or a person subject to a sex offender
registration order.
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(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person is engaged
in child-related employment if he or she is--
(a) an officer of a body corporate that is engaged
in child-related employment; or
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(b) a member of the committee of management
5
of an unincorporated body or association that
is engaged in child-related employment; or
(c) a member of a partnership that is engaged in
child-related employment.
68. Registered sex offender excluded from child-related
10
employment
(1) A registered sex offender must not--
(a) apply for; or
(b) engage in--
employment that is child-related employment.
15
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for
12 months.
(2) In a proceeding for an offence against sub-section
(1), it is a defence to the charge for the accused to
prove that, at the time the offence is alleged to
20
have been committed, he or she did not know that
the employment was child-related employment.
69. Offence to fail to disclose charges
(1) A person engaged in child-related employment
(including employment under a contract for
25
services) who is charged with a registrable offence
must disclose the charge to his or her employer
within 7 days after the filing of the charge or (in
the case of a charge that is pending immediately
before the commencement of this sub-section)
30
within 7 days after that commencement.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
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(2) A person who applies for employment (including
employment under a contract for services) that is
child-related employment and against whom there
is a pending charge of a registrable offence must
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disclose the charge to his or her prospective
5
employer at the time of making the application.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
(3) A person who has (whether before or after the
commencement of this sub-section) applied for
employment (including employment under a
10
contract for services) that is child-related
employment and who, while the application is still
current, is charged with a registrable offence must
disclose the charge to his or her prospective
employer within 7 days after the filing of the
15
charge or (in the case of a charge that is pending
immediately before the commencement of this
sub-section) within 7 days after that
commencement.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
20
70. Confidentiality of information
(1) A person must not give to any other person,
whether directly or indirectly, any information
acquired by the person under section 69.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
25
(2) Sub-section (1) does not apply to the giving of
information--
(a) to a court or tribunal in the course of legal
proceedings; or
(b) pursuant to an order of a court or tribunal; or
30
(c) to the extent reasonably required to enable
the investigation or the enforcement of a law
of this State or of any other State or of a
Territory or of the Commonwealth; or
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(d) to a legal practitioner for the purpose of
obtaining legal advice or representation
relating to a matter under this Act; or
(e) with the written authority of the person to
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whom the information relates; or
5
(f) in good faith for the purposes of this Act; or
(g) as required or authorised by or under any
other Act.
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PART 6--OTHER MATTERS
71. Exclusion of liability
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(1) An act or omission that a person does or omits to
do in good faith in the administration or execution
of this Act does not subject the person personally
5
to any action, liability, claim or demand.
(2) Section 86J of the Police Regulation Act 1958
extends to any act purporting to be done by the
Police Ombudsman or an employee referred to in
section 7 of the Ombudsman Act 1973 in
10
pursuance of the Police Ombudsman's functions in
relation to Part 4 of this Act.
72. Effect of spent convictions
(1) The fact that an offence in respect of which a
registrable offender has been found guilty
15
becomes spent does not affect--
(a) the status of the offence as a registrable
offence for the purposes of this Act in
respect of the registrable offender; or
(b) any reporting obligations of the registrable
20
offender.
(2) For the purposes of this section, an offence
becomes spent if, under a law in any jurisdiction,
the registrable offender is permitted to not
disclose the fact that he or she was convicted or
25
found guilty of the offence.
73. Certificate concerning evidence
(1) In proceedings under this Act, a certificate signed
by the Chief Commissioner of Police, or a
member of the police force holding a position
30
designated in writing by the Chief Commissioner
of Police for the purposes of this section,
certifying that the Register--
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(a) at any particular date contained information
specified in the certificate; or
(b) indicated that, during any particular period, a
specified person failed to notify information
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as required by this Act--
5
is evidence, and in the absence of evidence to the
contrary is proof, of the details specified in the
certificate.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a certificate that
would be evidence under a corresponding Act that
10
at a specified time, or during a specified period, a
person was required to report to a corresponding
registrar under that Act is evidence, and in the
absence of evidence to the contrary is proof, of the
facts stated in the certificate.
15
74. Supreme Court--limitation of jurisdiction
It is the intention of section 71 to alter or vary
section 85 of the Constitution Act 1975.
75. Regulations
(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations
20
for or with respect to--
(a) matters incidental to the making of reports
under Part 3 including--
(i) the manner and form in which a report
must be made; and
25
(ii) the nature of any verifying
documentation or evidence to be
produced in support of a report; and
(iii) requiring that a report contain
additional information to that required
30
by that Part;
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(b) the form of, or the information to be included
in, any notice or other document that is
required by this Act to be given to registrable
offenders;
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(c) the manner and form in which the Register is
5
to be established and maintained, including
the manner and form in which information is
to be entered in the Register;
(d) requiring or permitting the Chief
Commissioner of Police to remove specified
10
information, or information of a specified
class, from the Register;
(e) the notification of reporting obligations to
registrable offenders, including--
(i) the manner and form in which the
15
information is to be given to registrable
offenders;
(ii) permitting the person notifying a
registrable offender to ask the
registrable offender to acknowledge
20
being given the notice;
(iii) making special provision for the
notification of registrable offenders
who are children or who have
disabilities or other special needs;
25
(iv) permitting or requiring a person or
body to be notified of a registrable
offender's status as a child or person
who has a disability or other special
need to facilitate notification and
30
reporting;
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(v) providing for the notification to be
given to a carer of, or a person
nominated by, a registrable offender
who may be unable to understand his or
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her reporting obligations or the
5
consequences of failing to comply with
those obligations;
(vi) requiring that a registrable offender be
given additional information to that
required by this Act;
10
(vii) requiring a person or body to provide
specified information to registrable
offenders concerning their reporting
obligations;
(viii) requiring a person or body to inform
15
the Chief Commissioner of Police--
(A) that a registrable offender has left
the custody or control of the
person or body;
(B) that the person or body has given
20
specified information to a
registrable offender;
(C) that, in the opinion of the person
or body, a registrable offender
does or does not have the legal
25
capacity to understand specified
information;
(ix) requiring a person or body to give the
Chief Commissioner of Police any
acknowledgment by a registrable
30
offender of the receipt of a notice or
any other specified information that is
held by the person or body;
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(f) empowering the Chief Commissioner of
Police to give directions as to which police
stations are to be used as a venue for the
making of reports;
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(g) providing that a police station, or a class of
5
police station, is not to be used as a venue for
the making of reports without the consent of
the Chief Commissioner of Police;
(h) requiring a person or body to create records
for the purposes of this Act and to retain
10
those records for a specified period or an
unlimited period;
(i) prescribing a person included in a specified
class of persons as a corresponding
registrable offender for the purposes of this
15
Act;
(j) stating that a specified class of order made
under a specified corresponding Act is a
corresponding sex offender registration order
for the purposes of this Act;
20
(k) prescribing any other matter required or
permitted by this Act to be prescribed or that
it is necessary or convenient to prescribe to
give effect to this Act.
(2) The regulations--
25
(a) may be of general or of specially limited
application; and
(b) may differ according to differences in time,
place or circumstance; and
(c) may require a matter affected by the
30
regulations to be--
(i) in accordance with a specified standard
or specified requirement; or
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(ii) approved by or to the satisfaction of a
specified person or a specified class of
person; or
(iii) as specified in both sub-paragraphs (i)
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and (ii); and
5
(d) may confer a discretionary authority or
impose a duty on a specified person or a
specified class of person; and
(e) may provide in a specified case or class of
case for the exemption of persons or things
10
from any of the provisions of the regulations,
whether unconditionally or on specified
conditions, and either wholly or to such an
extent as is specified; and
(f) may impose a penalty not exceeding
15
20 penalty units for a contravention of the
regulations.
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PART 7--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS
See: 76. Role of Police Ombudsman under Ombudsman Act
Act No.
1973
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8414.
Reprint No. 6
(1) After section 6A(3) of the Ombudsman Act 1973
as at
1 January
insert--
5 2002
and
"(3A) Without limiting sub-section (3), the Police
amending
Ombudsman is also to monitor compliance
Act Nos
2/2001,
with Part 4 of the Sex Offenders
23/2002,
Registration Act 2004 by the Chief
103/2003 and
32/2004.
Commissioner of Police and other persons
10 LawToday:
authorised by the Chief Commissioner of
www.dms.
dpc.vic.
Police to have access to the Register of Sex
gov.au
Offenders or any part of that Register.".
(2) In section 13(3A)(c)(i) of the Ombudsman Act
1973, for "or (2AB)" substitute ", (2AB) or
15
section 6A(3A)".
77. New Division 3B inserted in Part 4 of the
Ombudsman Act 1973
After Division 3A of Part IV of the Ombudsman
Act 1973 insert--
20
"Division 3B--Monitoring Compliance With
Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004
22D. Police Ombudsman to be given reasonable
assistance
The Chief Commissioner of Police must
25
ensure that members of the police force and
other persons authorised by him or her to
have access to the Register of Sex Offenders
or any part of that Register give the Police
Ombudsman any assistance that the Police
30
Ombudsman reasonably requires to enable
the Police Ombudsman to exercise the Police
Ombudsman's functions in relation to Part 4
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2004.
22E. Powers in relation to monitoring
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The Police Ombudsman or an employee
referred to in section 7 authorised by the
5
Police Ombudsman in that behalf may, after
notifying the Chief Commissioner of Police
of the intended entry--
(a) enter at any time any premises occupied
by the police force at which the Police
10
Ombudsman reasonably believes there
are documents that contain, or relate to,
the Register of Sex Offenders or any
part of that Register or that are relevant
to the Police Ombudsman's functions in
15
relation to Part 4 of the Sex Offenders
Registration Act 2004; and
(b) inspect or copy any document found
at any premises entered under
paragraph (a); and
20
(c) do anything that it is necessary or
convenient to do to enable an
inspection to be carried out under this
section.".
78. New section 25B inserted in Ombudsman Act 1973
25
After section 25A of the Ombudsman Act 1973
insert--
"25B. Reports on monitoring compliance with
Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004
(1) The Police Ombudsman may at any time
30
give the Minister administering the Sex
Offenders Registration Act 2004 a written
report on--
(a) the results of any inspections carried
out under section 22E; and
35
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(b) compliance with Part 4 of that Act in
the period to which the report relates by
the Chief Commissioner of Police and
other persons authorised by the Chief
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Commissioner of Police to have access
5
to the Register of Sex Offenders or any
part of that Register.
(2) If requested by the Minister administering
the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 to
do so, the Police Ombudsman must give that
10
Minister a report under sub-section (1) as
soon as practicable after receiving the
request.
(3) The Police Ombudsman must give a copy of
any report under sub-section (1) to the Chief
15
Commissioner of Police.".
79. Consequential amendment of Crimes Act 1958
In section 566 of the Crimes Act 1958, in the
definition of "sentence", after paragraph (b)
insert--
20
"(c) any order made under section 11 of the Sex
Offenders Registration Act 2004; and".
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SCHEDULE 1
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Section 7(2)
CLASS 1 OFFENCES
5 1. An offence against the Crimes Act 1958 that involves sexual
penetration (within the meaning given by section 35(1) of the Crimes
Act 1958) of a child.
2. An offence against section 47A of the Crimes Act 1958 (sexual
relationship with child under the age of 16).
10 3. An offence against section 49A of the Crimes Act 1958 (facilitating
sexual offences against children).
4. An offence against section 51(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (sexual
penetration of person with impaired mental functioning) where the
person against whom the offence is committed is a child.
15 5. An offence against section 52(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (sexual
penetration of resident of residential facility) where the person against
whom the offence is committed is a child.
6. An offence against a provision of the Crimes Act 1958 amended or
repealed before 1 October 2004 of which the necessary elements at the
20 time it was committed consisted of elements that constitute any of the
offences referred to in items 1 to 5.
7. An offence against section 50BA, 50BB, 50DA or 50DB of the Crimes
Act 1914 of the Commonwealth (offences involving sexual intercourse
outside Australia with child under the age of 16).
25 8. An offence against section 270.6 of the Criminal Code of the
Commonwealth, where the person against whom the offence is
committed is a child.
9. Any offence under a law of a foreign jurisdiction that, if it had been
committed in Victoria, would have constituted an offence of a kind
30 listed in this Schedule.
10. An offence under a law of a foreign jurisdiction that the regulations
state is a Class 1 offence.
11. An offence an element of which is an intention to commit an offence
of a kind listed in this Schedule.
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12. An offence of attempting, or of conspiracy or incitement, to commit an
offence of a kind listed in this Schedule.
13. An offence that, at the time it was committed--
(i) was a Class 1 offence for the purposes of this Act; or
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5 (ii) in the case of an offence committed before 1 October 2004, was
an offence of a kind listed in this Schedule.
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Section 7(3)
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CLASS 2 OFFENCES
1. An offence against section 39 of the Crimes Act 1958 (indecent
5 assault) where the person against whom the offence is committed is a
child.
2. An offence against section 40(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (assault with
intent to rape) where the person against whom the offence is
committed is a child.
10 3. An offence against section 47(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (indecent act
with child under the age of 16).
4. An offence against section 49(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (indecent act
with 16 year old child).
5. An offence against section 51(2) of the Crimes Act 1958 (indecent act
15 with person with impaired mental functioning) where the person
against whom the offence is committed is a child.
6. An offence against section 52(2) of the Crimes Act 1958 (indecent act
with resident of residential facility) where the person against whom
the offence is committed is a child.
20 7. An offence against section 53 of the Crimes Act 1958 (administration
of drugs etc.) where the person against whom the offence is committed
is a child.
8. An offence against section 54 of the Crimes Act 1958 (occupier etc.
permitting unlawful sexual penetration).
25 9. An offence against section 55 of the Crimes Act 1958 (abduction or
detention) where the person against whom the offence is committed is
a child.
10. An offence against section 56 of the Crimes Act 1958 (abduction of
child under the age of 16).
30 11. An offence against section 57 of the Crimes Act 1958 (procuring
sexual penetration by threats or fraud) where the person against whom
the offence is committed is a child.
12. An offence against section 58 of the Crimes Act 1958 (procuring
sexual penetration of child under the age of 16).
35 13. An offence against section 59 of the Crimes Act 1958 (bestiality).
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14. An offence against section 60 of the Crimes Act 1958 (soliciting acts
of sexual penetration or indecent acts).
15. An offence against section 60B(2) of the Crimes Act 1958 (loitering
near schools etc.).
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5 16. An offence against section 68(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (production
of child pornography).
17. An offence against section 69 of the Crimes Act 1958 (procurement
of minor for child pornography).
18. An offence against section 70(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (possession
10 of child pornography).
19. An offence against section 76 of the Crimes Act 1958 (burglary) in
circumstances where the offender entered the building or part of the
building as a trespasser with intent to commit a sexual or indecent
assault on a child.
15 20. An offence against section 77 of the Crimes Act 1958 (aggravated
burglary) in circumstances where the offender entered the building or
part of the building as a trespasser with intent to commit a sexual or
indecent assault on a child.
21. An offence against section 5(1) of the Prostitution Control Act 1994
20 (causing or inducing a child to take part in prostitution).
22. An offence against section 6(1) of the Prostitution Control Act 1994
(obtaining payment for sexual services provided by a child).
23. An offence against section 7(1) of the Prostitution Control Act 1994
(agreement for provision of sexual services by a child).
25 24. An offence against section 11(1) of the Prostitution Control Act
1994 (allowing child to take part in prostitution).
25. An offence against section 57A of the Classification (Publications,
Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995 (publication
or transmission of child pornography).
30 26. An offence against a provision of an Act amended or repealed before
1 October 2004 of which the necessary elements at the time it was
committed consisted of elements that constitute any of the offences
referred to in items 1 to 25.
27. An offence against section 50BC or 50BD of the Crimes Act 1914 of
35 the Commonwealth.
28. An offence against section 270.7 of the Criminal Code of the
Commonwealth, where the person against whom the offence is
committed is a child.
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29. An offence against section 233BAB of the Customs Act 1901 of the
Commonwealth involving items of child pornography or of child
abuse material.
30. Any offence under a law of a foreign jurisdiction that, if it had been
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5 committed in Victoria, would have constituted an offence of a kind
listed in this Schedule.
31. An offence under a law of a foreign jurisdiction that the regulations
state is a Class 2 offence.
32. An offence an element of which is an intention to commit an offence
10 of a kind listed in this Schedule.
33. An offence of attempting, or of conspiracy or incitement, to commit an
offence of a kind listed in this Schedule.
34. An offence that, at the time it was committed--
(i) was a Class 2 offence for the purposes of this Act; or
15 (ii) in the case of an offence committed before 1 October 2004, was
an offence of a kind listed in this Schedule.
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SCHEDULE 3
Section 8(1)
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CLASS 3 OFFENCES
1. An offence against the Crimes Act 1958 that involves sexual
5 penetration (within the meaning given by section 35(1) of the Crimes
Act 1958).
2. An offence against a provision of the Crimes Act 1958 amended or
repealed before 1 October 2004 of which the necessary elements at
the time it was committed consisted of elements that constitute an
10 offence referred to in item 1.
3. Any offence under a law of a foreign jurisdiction that, if it had been
committed in Victoria, would have constituted an offence of a kind
listed in this Schedule.
4. An offence under a law of a foreign jurisdiction that the regulations
15 state is a Class 3 offence.
5. An offence an element of which is an intention to commit an offence
of a kind listed in this Schedule.
6. An offence of attempting, or of conspiracy or incitement, to commit
an offence of a kind listed in this Schedule.
20 7. An offence that, at the time it was committed--
(i) was a Class 3 offence for the purposes of this Act; or
(ii) in the case of an offence committed before 1 October 2004, was
an offence of a kind listed in this Schedule.
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SCHEDULE 4
Section 8(2)
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CLASS 4 OFFENCES
1. An offence against section 39 of the Crimes Act 1958 (indecent
5 assault).
2. An offence against section 40(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 (assault with
intent to rape).
3. An offence against section 51(2) of the Crimes Act 1958 (indecent act
with person with impaired mental functioning).
10 4. An offence against section 52(2) of the Crimes Act 1958 (indecent act
with resident of residential facility).
5. An offence against section 53 of the Crimes Act 1958 (administration
of drugs etc.).
6. An offence against section 55 of the Crimes Act 1958 (abduction or
15 detention).
7. An offence against section 57 of the Crimes Act 1958 (procuring
sexual penetration by threats or fraud).
8. An offence against section 76 of the Crimes Act 1958 (burglary) in
circumstances where the offender entered the building or part of the
20 building as a trespasser with intent to commit a sexual or indecent
assault.
9. An offence against section 77 of the Crimes Act 1958 (aggravated
burglary) in circumstances where the offender entered the building or
part of the building as a trespasser with intent to commit a sexual or
25 indecent assault.
10. An offence against a provision of the Crimes Act 1958 amended or
repealed before 1 October 2004 of which the necessary elements at
the time it was committed consisted of elements that constitute any of
the offences referred to in items 1 to 9.
30 11. Any offence under a law of a foreign jurisdiction that, if it had been
committed in Victoria, would have constituted an offence of a kind
listed in this Schedule.
12. An offence under a law of a foreign jurisdiction that the regulations
state is a Class 4 offence.
35 13. An offence an element of which is an intention to commit an offence
of a kind listed in this Schedule.
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14. An offence of attempting, or of conspiracy or incitement, to commit
an offence of a kind listed in this Schedule.
15. An offence that, at the time it was committed--
(i) was a Class 4 offence for the purposes of this Act; or
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5 (ii) in the case of an offence committed before 1 October 2004, was
an offence of a kind listed in this Schedule.
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ENDNOTES
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By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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Subject Section
Act
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amendments to other Acts 7679
commencement 2
purpose and outline 1
reference provisions 5
Chief Commissioner of Police
notice regarding registrable offenders given to 53
powers and duties regarding
Register of Sex Offenders 6266, 73
registrable offenders 12, 13, 1631, 41,
5054
Victorian witness protection program 5759
sentencing information to be provided to 51
Child pornography See Class 1 and Class 2 offences
Child-related employment
definitions 67
disclosure of charges regarding registrable offences 69
disclosure of information 70
exclusion of registered sex offenders from 68
Child sex offences See Class 1 and Class 2 offences
Child sex offenders See Registrable offenders
Child sex tourism See Class 1 and Class 2 offences
Children
as registrable offenders
fingerprints, fingerscans, photographs 2627, 29
reduced reporting period 35
reporting obligations, rights 23, 24
circumstances where not registrable offenders 6
Class 1 and Class 2 offences against 3, 7, Sch. 1, Sch. 2
definition of child 3
reporting of registrable offenders' contact with 14, 17
sex offender registration orders for 11
See also Child-related employment
Class 1 and Class 2 offences
definitions, lists 3, 7, Sch. 1, Sch. 2
details of guilty findings for included in Register 62
persons deemed to be found guilty of 11
single offences 6, 34
See also Registrable offences; Registrable offenders
3, 8, 11, Sch. 3,
Class 3 and Class 4 offences
Sch. 4
See also Sex offender registration orders
3, 15, 63
Corresponding Acts
See also Foreign jurisdictions
Corresponding registrable offences, offenders,
registrar, sex offender registration orders
See Foreign jurisdictions
3, 51
Courts
3, 610, 51, 56, 66,
Definitions
67
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Disabilities See Persons with disability
73
Evidence
3, 36, 53
Existing licensees
Findings of guilt
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definition 4
effect of quashing, setting aside 6, 44
3, 2628, 30
Fingerprints, fingerscans
Foreign jurisdictions
corresponding registrable offences (def.) 3
corresponding registrable offenders 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15,
37
corresponding registrar (def.) 3
corresponding sex offender registration orders 3, 14
definition 3
persons under foreign witness protection laws 3, 6, 56
registrable offences in included in initial report 14
registrable offenders' failure to report presence in 49
Forensic patients and residents
See Persons with disability
Government custody
definition 3
details of included in Register 62
details of included in registrable offenders' reports 14, 16, 17
notice of persons who cease to be in 53
reporting obligations of persons who cease to be in 12, 13, 17, 33
strict government custody (def.) 3
suspension of reporting obligations during 32
Guilty findings See Findings of guilt
71
Immunity
24
Interpreters
Juvenile offenders See Children
Mental impairment See Persons with disability
New South Wales Act (def.) 3
New South Wales registrable offenders
See Registrable offenders
Offences
arising from same incident 5, 34
disclosure of information 64, 70
failure to disclose charges 69
proceedings may be commenced at any time 48
regarding child-related employment 6869, 70
regarding reporting obligations 4647, 49
See also Registrable offences
Persons with disability
definition of disability 3, 5
list of sexual offences against Sch. 1Sch. 4
reporting obligations as offenders 23
2329
Police
3, 59, 71
Police Ombudsman
Protected witnesses
See Foreign jurisdictions;
Victorian witness protection program
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access to 6365
corresponding registrar, registers 3, 63
establishment, maintenance 62
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information recorded in
certificates of evidence regarding 73
disclosure of personal information 63, 64
general provisions as to what is recorded 62
on persons in witness protection programs 65
registrable offenders' rights regarding 66
Registered sex offenders
definition 67
excluded from child-related employment 68, 69
Registrable offences
charges against persons engaged in, applying for
child-related employment 69, 70
dates of sentences for included in Register 62
definition 3, 7
effect of guilty findings for on suspended reporting
obligations 44
information from courts on sentences for 51
status not affected by spent convictions 72
Registrable offenders
corresponding registrable offenders 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15,
37
definition 3, 6
excluded from child-related employment 68, 69
existing controlled registrable offenders (def.) 3
information on sentences, orders regarding 51
New South Wales registrable offenders 6, 10, 38
notice of certain events regarding 53
persons not taken to be 6
persons who cease to be 6
spent convictions 72
strict government custody (def.) 3
See also Register of sex offenders;
Victorian witness protection program
Registrable offenders Reporting obligations
absences from Victoria 1214, 1821, 49
acknowledgment of receipt 25
annual reports 16
changes to personal details 17
changes to reporting period 52
changes to travel plans 19, 20
commencement 33
contact with children 14, 17
definition of reportable information 66
definition of reporting obligations 3
duration 3438
employment information 14, 17
extension of 32, 36
fingerprints, fingerscans may be taken 2628, 30
how reports to be made 23
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initial reports 1215
life-long reporting 34, 3945
not affected by non-compliance of other persons
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with procedural requirements 55
notice of 50, 52, 54
offences regarding 4647, 49
personal details 3, 1214, 1617
photographs 26, 2930
places reports to be made 22
reporting obligations of particular offenders
children 23, 24, 2627, 29,
35
existing licensees 3, 36
participants in witness protection programs 57, 61
persons on parole 36
persons under corresponding Acts 15
persons with a disability 23
remote offenders 31
reporting periods 3, 3338, 52
retention of material 30
right to privacy, support 24
suspension of 32, 3945
time for making 12, 13, 16
use of interpreters 24
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Regulations
Reporting obligations
See Registrable offenders Reporting obligations
Serious sexual offenders See Registrable offenders
Sex offender register See Register of sex offenders
Sex offender registration orders
corresponding sex offender registration orders 3, 14
definition 3
effect of quashing on appeal 6, 44
effect on suspended reporting obligations 44
making of and grounds for 11
offences that resulted in included in Register 62
persons subject to excluded from child-related
employment 68, 69
See also Registrable offences; Registrable offenders
Sex offenders See Registrable offenders
Sexual offences See Class 3 and 4 offences
Sexual offences against children
See Class 1 and Class 2 offences
72
Spent convictions
Supervised sentences (def.) 3
3, 53
Supervising authorities
Supreme Court
limitation of jurisdiction 74
suspension of reporting obligations by 3945
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access to information in Register on persons in 65
application of Division 9 56
orders declaring application of Division 9 to a
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registrable offender 5860
reporting obligations of persons in 57, 61
Witness protection
See Foreign jurisdictions;
Victorian witness protection program
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