COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING) ACT 2004 - SECT 30
COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING) ACT 2004 - SECT 30
30 . Intended absence from Western Australia to be reported
(1) This section
applies to a reportable offender who intends to leave Western Australia,
whether to travel elsewhere in Australia or to travel out of Australia.
(2) At least 7 days
before leaving Western Australia, the reportable offender must report the
intended travel to the Commissioner and must provide details of —
(a) each
State, Territory or country to which he or she intends to go while out of
Western Australia; and
(b) the
approximate dates of the periods 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, Territory or country at which he or she
intends to reside (to the extent that they are known) and the approximate
dates of the periods during which he or she intends to reside at those
addresses or locations; and
(d) if
he or she intends to return to Western Australia, the approximate date on
which he or she intends to return; and
(e) if
he or she does not intend to return to Western Australia, a statement of that
intention.
(3) 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 (2) if the reportable offender reports the required information to
the Commissioner no later than 24 hours after leaving Western Australia.
(4) A reportable
offender who reports under subsection (3) after leaving Western Australia must
make the report —
(a) by
facsimile or email sent to the Commissioner or to any other address permitted
by the regulations; or
(b) in
any other manner permitted by the regulations.
[Section 30 amended: No. 27 of 2008 s. 6.]