Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 - SECT 50

Notice to be given to registrable offender

50. Notice to be given to registrable offender



(1) A registrable offender is to be given written notice of-

   (a)  his or her reporting obligations; and

   (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-

   (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);

   (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 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 under this section if
the notice has been given by another person or body.

(5) Despite anything in this Division, a court that-

   (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 to a registrable offence-

must ensure that the person is, at the time the order is made or the sentence
imposed, given a written notice specifying the reporting period that applies
to him or her consequent on the order or sentence.

(6) In subsection (5), court does not include a court of a foreign
jurisdiction.