Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 - SECT 1

PART 1 PRELIMINARY MATTERS

Purpose and outline

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 their whereabouts and other personal details for a period
        of time-

   (i)  to reduce the likelihood that they will re-offend; and

   (ii) to facilitate the investigation and 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 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 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

   (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

   (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 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

   (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 offenders to work in
        child-related employment; and

   (h)  empowers the Police Ombudsman to monitor compliance with Part 4 of
        this Act.