SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT 2004 - SECT 50 Notice to be given to registrable offender
SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT 2004 - SECT 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.
S. 50(1A) inserted by No. 25/2017 s. 31.
(1A) A notice under subsection (1) must include the details (if any) prescribed by the regulations.
(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.
S. 50(5) substituted by No. 34/2005 s. 17.
(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.
S. 50(5A) inserted by No. 21/2016 s. 18(1).
(5A) The court may issue a further notice to correct an error in a notice given to a person under this section.
S. 50(6) inserted by No. 34/2005 s. 17, amended by No. 21/2016 s. 18(2).
(6) In subsections (5) and (5A), court does not include a court of a foreign jurisdiction.
S. 51 (Heading) amended by No. 34/2005 s. 18(1).