{"id":"child-sex-offenders-registration-regulations-2022","name":"Child Sex Offenders Registration Regulations 2022","slug":"child-sex-offenders-registration-regulations-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":235276,"registerId":"sa-child-sex-offenders-registration-regulations-2022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Child Sex Offenders Registration Regulations 2022","content":"South Australia\nChild Sex Offenders Registration Regulations 2022\nunder the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tCorresponding child sex offender registration order\n5\tCorresponding law\n6\tSupervising authority\n7\tForeign witness protection laws\n8\tSpecified corresponding laws\n9\tNew South Wales registrable offenders\n10\tPersons required to report under corresponding law\n11\tChange of travel plans while out of South Australia to be given\n12\tNotice given to registrable offender of reporting period\n13\tDetails of notice by supervising authority to Commissioner under section 51\n14\tConfidentiality of information\n15\tAcknowledgement of notices\n16\tNotification where registrable offender is a child or has a disability or special need\n17\tDisclosure of personal information without authorisation\n18\tDisclosure of personal information with authorisation\nSchedule 1—Savings and transitional provisions (Schedule 1 clause 76 of Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021)\n1\tApplication of Act to continuing complaints etc.\nSchedule 2—Repeal of Child Sex Offenders Registration Regulations 2007\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Child Sex Offenders Registration Regulations 2022.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006.\n4—Corresponding child sex offender registration order\nFor the purposes of the definition of corresponding child sex offender registration order in section 4(1) of the Act, each of the following classes of order is a corresponding child sex offender registration order for the purposes of the Act:\n\t(a)\ta child sex offender registration order made under the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 of the Australian Capital Territory;\n\t(b)\ta child protection registration order made under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 of New South Wales;\n\t(c)\tan offender reporting order made under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 of the Northern Territory;\n\t(d)\tan offender reporting order made under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 of Queensland;\n\t(e)\tan offender reporting order made under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 of Tasmania;\n\t(f)\ta sex offender registration order made under the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 of Victoria;\n\t(g)\tan offender reporting order made under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 of Western Australia.\n5—Corresponding law\nFor the purposes of the definition of corresponding law in section 4(1) of the Act, each of the following laws is declared to be a corresponding law for the purposes of the Act:\n\t(a)\tthe Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 of the Australian Capital Territory;\n\t(b)\tthe Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 of New South Wales;\n\t(c)\tthe Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 of the Northern Territory;\n\t(d)\tthe Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 of Queensland;\n\t(e)\tthe Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 of Tasmania;\n\t(f)\tthe Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 of Victoria;\n\t(g)\tthe Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 of Western Australia.\n6—Supervising authority\nFor the purposes of the definition of supervising authority in section 4(1) of the Act, the supervising authority referred to in Column 1 of the table below is the supervising authority in relation to an offender who belongs to the class of offender referred to in Column 2 of the table opposite the reference.\n\nSupervising authority\nClass of offender\nMagistrates Court\nA registrable offender who ceases to be in government custody or ceases to be subject to a supervised sentence as a result of an order of the Magistrates Court\nDistrict Court\nA registrable offender who ceases to be in government custody or ceases to be subject to a supervised sentence as a result of an order of the District Court\nSupreme Court\nA registrable offender who ceases to be in government custody or ceases to be subject to a supervised sentence as a result of an order of the Supreme Court\nThe Minister to whom the administration of the Mental Health Act 2009 is committed\nA registrable offender who is committed to detention under Part 8A of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935, having been released from some other form of government custody\nThe Minister to whom the administration of the Mental Health Act 2009 is committed\nA registrable offender who ceases to be committed to detention under Part 8A of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935\nThe Parole Board of South Australia\nA registrable offender who ceases to be subject to a licence under Part 8A of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935\nThe Parole Board of South Australia\nA registrable offender who ceases to be subject to a condition of parole requiring the person to be subject to supervision\nThe chief executive of the agency principally assisting the Minister to whom the administration of the Correctional Services Act 1982 is committed\nAn adult registrable offender who, except as provided in a preceding provision of this table, ceases to be in government custody, ceases to be subject to a supervised sentence or ceases to be an existing licensee\nThe chief executive of the agency principally assisting the Minister to whom the administration of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 is committed\nA child registrable offender who, except as provided in a preceding provision of this table, ceases to be in government custody, ceases to be subject to a supervised sentence or ceases to be an existing licensee\n7—Foreign witness protection laws\nEach of the following laws is specified as a foreign witness protection law for the purposes of section 6(5) and section 54(2) of the Act:\n\t(a)\tthe Witness Protection Act 1994 of the Commonwealth;\n\t(b)\tthe Witness Protection Act 1996 of the Australian Capital Territory;\n\t(c)\tthe Witness Protection Act 1995 of New South Wales;\n\t(d)\tthe Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act 2002 of the Northern Territory;\n\t(e)\tthe Witness Protection Act 2000 of Queensland;\n\t(f)\tthe Witness Protection Act 2000 of Tasmania;\n\t(g)\tthe Witness Protection Act 1991 of Victoria;\n\t(h)\tthe Witness Protection (Western Australia) Act 1996 of Western Australia.\n8—Specified corresponding laws\nEach of the laws declared to be a corresponding law in regulation 5 is specified for the purposes of section 6(5) and section 54(2) of the Act.\n9—New South Wales registrable offenders\nThe date specified for the purposes of section 8 of the Act is 18 October 2007.\n10—Persons required to report under corresponding law\nFor the purposes of section 14(2) of the Act, a person may contact the Commissioner, as required by that subsection, by presenting themselves in person at a police station.\n11—Change of travel plans while out of South Australia to be given\nFor the purposes of section 18(3) of the Act, a registrable offender may make a report under section 18—\n\t(a)\tby writing sent by post to the following address:\nANCOR Section, GPO Box 1539, ADELAIDE SA 5001; or\n\t(b)\tby writing transmitted by email to the following email address:\nsapol.ancor@police.sa.gov.au\n12—Notice given to registrable offender of reporting period\n\t(1)\tIn accordance with section 48(3) of the Act, a notice required to be given to a registrable offender under section 48 is not required to specify the registrable offender's reporting period.\n\t(2)\tA notice containing a registrable offender's reporting period must be given to the registrable offender at the time the offender reports their personal details to the Commissioner under section 11 of the Act.\n13—Details of notice by supervising authority to Commissioner under section 51\nA notice required to be given by a supervising authority to the Commissioner under section 51 of the Act must include the following details:\n\t(a)\tthe name of the registrable offender;\n\t(b)\tthe relevant event under section 51(1) that gave rise to the requirement for the notice and the date the event occurred or is to occur;\n\t(c)\tthe name and position of the person providing the notice and any other particulars necessary to identify the person providing the notice;\n\t(d)\tthe date on which the notice is issued;\n\t(e)\tdetails of the residential address of the registrable offender following the registrable offender's release from custody or the supervision of the supervising authority (if known);\n\t(f)\tinformation held by the supervising authority that classifies a registrable offender as legally incapacitated or describes the registrable offender as having a disability or other special need, or an impaired ability to understand their reporting obligations under the Act.\n14—Confidentiality of information\nFor the purposes of section 67(1)(a) of the Act, the following information is prescribed:\n\t(a)\tthe name of the registrable offender;\n\t(b)\tthe fact that the registrable offender is a registrable offender;\n\t(c)\twhether or not the registrable offender is required to comply with the reporting obligations imposed by Part 3 of the Act.\n15—Acknowledgement of notices\nIf the Commissioner gives a notice to a registrable offender under—\n\t(a)\tsection 48 of the Act (notice of reporting obligations); or\n\t(b)\tsection 50 of the Act (notice of change to reporting period); or\n\t(c)\tsection 52 of the Act (notice given by the Commissioner),\nthe Commissioner may request the registrable offender to acknowledge receipt of that notice in writing.\n16—Notification where registrable offender is a child or has a disability or special need\n\t(1)\tThis regulation applies to a registrable offender who—\n\t(a)\tis a child, or is a person who has a disability or other special need; and\n\t(b)\tis unable to understand—\n\t(i)\ttheir reporting obligations under the Act; or\n\t(ii)\tthe consequences of failing to comply with those obligations.\n\t(2)\tSubject to subregulation (3), a notice in respect of a registrable offender's reporting obligations that is required to be given by the Commissioner to a registrable offender to whom this regulation applies, may be given to a designated person for the purpose of enabling the designated person to assist the registrable offender to comply with the registrable offender's reporting obligations under the Act.\n\t(3)\tA notice may only be given to a designated person under this regulation if the person agrees in writing to assist the registrable offender to comply with the offender's reporting obligations under the Act.\n\t(4)\tIf the Commissioner gives a notice to a designated person who has agreed to assist a registrable offender under subregulation (3), the Commissioner may request the designated person to acknowledge receipt of that notice in writing.\n\t(5)\tIf a designated person who has agreed to assist a registrable offender under subregulation (3) no longer wishes, or is no longer able to do so, the designated person must give written notice to the Commissioner as soon as reasonably practicable.\n\t(6)\tIn this regulation—\ndesignated person, in relation to a registrable offender means—\n\t(a)\tan adult person nominated by the registrable offender for the purposes of this regulation; or\n\t(b)\tif no such person is nominated—an adult person who is a relative, guardian, carer or friend of the registrable offender.\n17—Disclosure of personal information without authorisation\nFor the purposes of Schedule 2 clause 4(h) of the Act, the following types of disclosure of personal information about a registrable offender are permitted:\n\t(a)\tdisclosure to a corresponding registrar where the registrable offender has, under section 17 of the Act, reported an intention to travel to the State, Territory or country (as the case may be) of the corresponding registrar;\n\t(b)\tdisclosure to—\n\t(i)\tthe Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (including any person acting as Registrar); or\n\t(ii)\tthe Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (including any person acting as Deputy Registrar); or\n\t(iii)\tany other person undertaking functions under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 authorised by a person referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii),\nfor purposes related to monitoring compliance with section 66K of the Act;\n\t(c)\tdisclosure to—\n\t(i)\tthe central assessment unit operating under the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016; or\n\t(ii)\tan interstate screening agency within the meaning of section 42B of the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016; or\n\t(iii)\tthe central assessment unit operating under the Disability Inclusion Act 2018; or\n\t(iv)\tan interstate screening agency within the meaning of section 18Z of the Disability Inclusion Act 2018; or\n\t(v)\tan authorised screening unit within the meaning of the Disability Services (Assessment of Relevant History) Regulations 2014,\nwhere the personal information relates to a control order made under Part 5C of the Act.\n18—Disclosure of personal information with authorisation\nFor the purposes of Schedule 2 clause 5(d) of the Act, the following types of disclosure of personal information about a registrable offender are permitted with authorisation:\n\t(a)\tdisclosure to a police officer of this State or a foreign jurisdiction where the information is reasonably required for the purpose of investigating a suspected offence against a child that is not a registrable offence;\n\t(b)\tif the registrable offender is subject to a requirement of the Commissioner to wear or carry a tracking device under section 66N of the Act—disclosure to a person, or person of a class, specified in the authorisation, being a person, or class of person, performing a function or providing a service related to or affected by the wearing or carrying of the tracking device;\n\t(c)\tdisclosure to a police officer where the personal information—\n\t(i)\tmay be relevant to the investigation of, or prosecution of a person for, an offence against a law of the State; or\n\t(ii)\trelates to any other purpose, function or power of South Australia Police under any Act or law.\nSchedule 1—Savings and transitional provisions (Schedule 1 clause 76 of Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021)\n1—Application of Act to continuing complaints etc.\nThe Act as in force before the commencement of Schedule 1 of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021 continues to apply in connection with any complaint, report or investigation referred to in clause 70 of that Schedule.\nSchedule 2—Repeal of Child Sex Offenders Registration Regulations 2007\nThe Child Sex Offenders Registration Regulations 2007 are repealed.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2022\n60\nGazette 11.8.2022 p2496 \n11.8.2022: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations primarily operationalise and update administrative detail required by the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 (including repealing the 2007 regulations). They clarify cross-jurisdictional recognition, notification processes, permitted disclosures and support arrangements for vulnerable registrable offenders. They do not materially expand the substantive scope of who is required to register or create new criminal liabilities beyond what the Act provides."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 and to interstate/territory statutes (regs 4–5, 7–8)","Supervising authority table mapping several different courts, Ministers and chief executives to offender classes (reg 6)","Detailed content requirements for notices from supervising authorities (reg 13) and procedural rules about notices and acknowledgements (regs 12, 15)","Limited but specific permitted disclosure categories with conditional authorisation rules (regs 17–18)","Transitional savings and repeal of earlier regulations included in two schedules (Schedules 1–2)","Few new defined terms in the Regulations themselves; most complexity arises from cross-referencing the parent Act rather than heavy local definition","Practical reporting routes specified (in-person, post, email), increasing operational detail but not legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What these regulations do (mechanics)\n\n- Set out procedural and administrative details needed to operate the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 (the Act). They do not change the core criminal rules in the Act; they specify how parts of the Act work in practice. Key actions provided for include:\n  - Declaring which interstate and territory orders and laws are treated as \"corresponding\" orders or laws for the purpose of applying the Act across jurisdictions (regs 4–5, 8).\n  - Identifying the supervising authority responsible for notifying the Commissioner when an offender leaves custody or supervision (reg 6 and table). The table maps particular courts, Ministers and agencies to classes of offenders.\n  - Naming specific witness protection laws treated as \"foreign witness protection laws\" (reg 7).\n  - Specifying how registrable offenders may make certain reports (in person at a police station, by post or by email for travel changes) and how notices are given (regs 10–11, 12).\n  - Requiring the content of notices from supervising authorities to the Commissioner (reg 13) and allowing the Commissioner to request written acknowledgements of notices from offenders or their designated helpers (reg 15).\n  - Prescribing a narrow set of information that is to be treated as confidential under the Act (reg 14).\n  - Providing how the Commissioner may give notices to or via a \"designated person\" where the registrable offender is a child or has a disability/special need, and the requirements for that designated person (reg 16).\n  - Laying out categories of permitted disclosures of a registrable offender's personal information both without authorisation (reg 17) and with authorisation (reg 18), including which agencies may receive information and the circumstances for disclosure.\n  - Carrying transitional savings from an earlier amendment (Schedule 1) and repealing the 2007 regulations (Schedule 2).\n\n**Who this affects\n\n- Registrable offenders (people who, under the Act, must register and report their personal details and movements) — the regulations set reporting methods, notice rules, confidentiality limits and assistance arrangements for vulnerable offenders (regs 10–12, 14, 16).\n- The Commissioner (the official who maintains the register) — the regulations specify how the Commissioner receives notices, what must be included, when acknowledgements may be sought and what information is confidential (regs 11–15).\n- Supervising authorities (courts, the Parole Board, Ministers and chief executives listed in reg 6) — they have notification duties and must supply particular details to the Commissioner (reg 13).\n- South Australia Police and other specified agencies (births/deaths registry, screening units, interstate registrars, police in other jurisdictions) — the regulations identify permitted information-sharing channels and purposes (regs 17–18).\n- Designated persons (carers/relatives/helpers) — they may be authorised to receive notices and to assist certain registrable offenders, subject to written consent (reg 16).\n- Private entities providing services tied to tracking devices — may receive personal information where an offender is required to wear/carry a device (reg 18(b)).\n\n**Why it matters (stated purpose, then mechanical effects)\n\n- The regulations give effect to cross-jurisdictional recognition and information-sharing (regs 4–5, 8). Mechanically, that means orders and registries from other States/Territories are treated as \"corresponding\" for the Act’s operation.\n- They reduce uncertainty about who must notify the Commissioner and what those notices must include (reg 6, reg 13), converting general notification duties in the Act into concrete administrative steps (who supplies the notice, what details to include).\n- They set how and where registrable offenders make required reports (in person, post, email) and how the Commissioner may evidence having given notice (regs 10–12, 15). These rules affect the practical burden of compliance for registrable offenders.\n- They narrow what is automatically confidential (reg 14) and specify categories of permitted disclosures both with and without authorisation (regs 17–18). That governs the flow of personal data between agencies and service providers.\n\n**Source's claimed objectives and a practical test against costs and trade-offs\n\n- Claimed objective (from the structure): to operationalise the Act so reporting, cross-jurisdictional recognition and information-sharing work in practice.\n- Costs and compliance burdens: registrable offenders bear recurring compliance costs (attendance at police or written reporting under regs 10–11; keeping the Commissioner informed of travel and changes). Supervising authorities and the Commissioner incur administrative workload to produce and process notices with specified fields (reg 13). These are concrete bureaucratic costs rather than new criminal liabilities.\n- Privacy and disclosure trade-offs: reg 14 prescribes a small set of automatically confidential items, while regs 17–18 allow disclosures to a range of registrars, screening agencies and police — the mechanism increases data sharing between government bodies and, where authorised, to third parties (for example, tracking-device service providers under reg 18(b)). That reduces informational friction for enforcement but increases the scope of inter-agency data flows.\n- Risk of error and implementation friction: the regulations convert some open-ended duties in the Act into detailed procedural steps (for example, the list of fields in reg 13). That helps clarity but creates a risk that administrative errors (incorrect notices, delays, failed acknowledgements) could have downstream compliance consequences for offenders.\n- Effects on private enterprise and competition: minimal direct effect. The main impact on private businesses is limited to service providers involved with tracking devices (reg 18(b)) and potentially entities that receive data for screening or compliance. There is no change to market regulation, prices, ownership or contract freedom in these regulations.\n- Behavioural effects: the regulations make reporting and information-sharing more administratively certain. Registrable offenders must continue to report and in some cases engage a designated person; supervising authorities must notify the Commissioner. These rules change how those parties interact with the registry (who notifies, how notices are delivered), rather than widening the class of persons subject to registration.\n\n**Notable mechanics worth flagging to a non-expert reader\n\n- The regulations publicly list which interstate laws and orders are treated as equivalent for registration purposes (regs 4–5, 8); this is the mechanism by which interstate registry obligations are recognised.\n- The confidentiality prescription is narrow (only three items are listed at reg 14). Other personal information may be shared under the Act according to the permitted-disclosure rules (regs 17–18).\n- For registrable offenders who are children or who cannot understand reporting obligations, the Commissioner may give notices to a nominated adult (a \"designated person\") who must agree in writing and who must tell the Commissioner if they stop assisting (reg 16).\n\n**Key provisions cited**: regs 4–6, 7–8, 10–13, 14–16, 17–18, Schedules 1–2."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope change cannot be assessed — the legislative text was not accessible. The URL provided returned a 'Page Not Found' error, meaning no substantive content was available for review."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative text was available for analysis — only a website error page was provided","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the actual provisions","Score of 2 reflects the inherently detailed nature of registration regulations generally, but is speculative given the absence of content"],"plain_english_summary":"This South Australian regulation, made under the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006, sets the administrative rules for operating the child sex offender register — how registration, reporting and notifications are managed. It primarily affects people required to register and SAPOL, and matters for child safety, employers and organisations dealing with vulnerable children.\n\nThe actual regulation text wasn’t available here; check legislation.sa.gov.au for the current instrument."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: operational details for the child sex offender registration scheme. They replace the 2007 regulations without expanding into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to the parent Act (Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006) and multiple other state/territory laws","Nested conditional logic in regulation 6 (supervising authority table with 8 rows of overlapping conditions)","Multiple defined terms imported from the Act rather than defined in the regulations themselves","Specific procedural requirements with multiple sub-paragraphs (e.g., regulation 17 has 3 levels of nesting)","Transitional provisions referencing external amendment Act (ICAC CPIPC Recommendations Amendment Act 2021)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the practical details for how South Australia's child sex offender registration scheme works. They specify which courts and agencies supervise offenders when they leave custody, how offenders can report changes to police (in person, by post, or email), and what information must be shared between agencies. The regulations also recognise equivalent offender registration schemes from other Australian states and territories, allowing information sharing across borders. Special provisions exist for child offenders or those with disabilities who need help understanding their reporting obligations—allowing notices to go to a family member or carer instead. The rules also set out when police can disclose an offender's personal information to other agencies, such as for child safety screening or tracking device monitoring."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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