COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING) ACT 2004 - SECT 29A
COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING) ACT 2004 - SECT 29A
29A . Intended absence from place of residence to be reported
(1) In this section, a
reference to the place where a reportable offender generally resides is a
reference to —
(a) the
premises, or each of the premises, where he or she generally resides, as
determined in accordance with section 26(2)(a); or
(b) if
he or she does not generally reside at any particular premises, the localities
in which he or she can generally be found.
(2) This section
applies to a reportable offender who —
(a)
intends to leave the place where he or she generally resides for 7 or more
consecutive days; and
(b) does
not intend to leave Western Australia.
(3) At least 7 days
before leaving the place where he or she generally resides, the reportable
offender must report the intended absence to the Commissioner and must provide
details of —
(a) the
dates, or approximate dates, of the period during which he or she intends to
be absent from the place where he or she generally resides; and
(b) each
address or location within Western Australia at which he or she intends to
reside (to the extent that they are known) and the dates, or approximate
dates, of the periods during which he or she intends to reside at those
addresses or locations.
(4) If circumstances
arise making it impracticable for a reportable offender to make the report at
least 7 days before he or she leaves, it is sufficient compliance with
subsection (3) if the reportable offender reports the required information to
the Commissioner no later than 24 hours after leaving the place where he or
she generally resides.
(5) If the reportable
offender decides not to leave the place where he or she generally resides, he
or she must report his or her change of intention to the Commissioner within 7
days after deciding not to leave.
(6) This section does
not limit any requirement under this Act for a reportable offender to report a
change in the place where he or she generally resides.
[Section 29A inserted: No. 27 of 2008 s. 5.]