{"id":"tas:sr-2025-066","name":"Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2025","slug":"community-protection-offender-reporting-regulations-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"66 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174440,"registerId":"tas-sr-2025-066-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These regulations may be cited as the [Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2025-066) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 3 February 2026.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In these regulations –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authorised persons","content":"### 4 Authorised persons\n\n> For the purpose of the definition of ***authorised person*** in [section 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061#GS3@EN) of the Act, the following classes of police officers are prescribed:\n> \n> > > (a) police officers of or above the rank of sergeant;\n> > \n> > > (b) the police officer in charge of the police station at Currie, King Island;\n> > \n> > > (c) the police officer in charge of the police station at Whitemark, Flinders Island;\n> > \n> > > (d) police officers working under the direction or control of the Registrar.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Corresponding Acts","content":"### 5 Corresponding Acts\n\n> For the purpose of the definition of ***corresponding Act*** in [section 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061#GS3@EN) of the Act, the following laws of foreign jurisdictions are prescribed as corresponding Acts for the purposes of the Act:\n> \n> > > (a) *Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005* of the Australian Capital Territory;\n> > \n> > > (b) *Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000* of New South Wales;\n> > \n> > > (c) *Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004* of the Northern Territory;\n> > \n> > > (d) *Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004* of Queensland;\n> > \n> > > (e) *Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006* of South Australia;\n> > \n> > > (f) *Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004* of Victoria;\n> > \n> > > (g) *Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004* of Western Australia;\n> > \n> > > (h) *Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016* of New Zealand.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Corresponding offender reporting orders","content":"### 6 Corresponding offender reporting orders\n\n> For the purpose of the definition of ***corresponding offender reporting order*** in [section 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061#GS3@EN) of the Act, the following classes of orders are prescribed as corresponding offender reporting orders for the purposes of the Act:\n> \n> > > (a) a child sex offender registration order under the *Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005* of the Australian Capital Territory;\n> > \n> > > (b) a child protection registration order under the *Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000* of New South Wales;\n> > \n> > > (c) an offender reporting order under the *Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004* of the Northern Territory;\n> > \n> > > (d) an offender reporting order under the *Child Protection (Offender Reporting**and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004* of Queensland;\n> > \n> > > (e) a child sex offender registration order under the *Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006* of South Australia;\n> > \n> > > (f) a sex offender registration order under the *Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004* of Victoria;\n> > \n> > > (g) a juvenile offender reporting order under the *Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004* of Western Australia;\n> > \n> > > (h) an offender reporting order under the *Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004* of Western Australia;\n> > \n> > > (i) a registration order under the *Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016* of New Zealand.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Sentences","content":"### 7 Sentences\n\n> For the purpose of the definition of ***sentence*** in [section 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061#GS3@EN) of the Act, any order made under the [Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-021) is prescribed as a sentence.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Supervising authorities","content":"### 8 Supervising authorities\n\n> For the purpose of the definition of ***supervising authority*** in [section 3](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061#GS3@EN) of the Act, the authority specified in column 2 of the following table is prescribed as the supervising authority of the class of reportable offenders specified opposite in column 1 of the table:\n> \n> |  | Column 1Class of reportable offenders | Column 2Supervising authority |\n> | 1. | A reportable offender who is detained in a special facility or in government custody by an order made under the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 and ceases to be in the special facility or in government custody | Chief Psychiatrist appointed under the Mental Health Act 2013 |\n> | 2. | A reportable offender who is a prisoner and ceases to be in government custody | Director of Corrective Services appointed under the Corrections Act 1997 |\n> | 3. | A reportable offender who is a detainee and ceases to be in government custody | Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Youth Justice Act 1997 |","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Foreign witness-protection laws and corresponding Acts","content":"### 9 Foreign witness-protection laws and corresponding Acts\n\n> > (1)  The following foreign witness-protection laws are specified for the purposes of [section 40(2)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061#GS40@Gs2@EN) of the Act:\n> > \n> > > > (a) *Witness Protection Act 1994* of the Commonwealth;\n> > > \n> > > > (b) *Witness Protection Act 1996* of the Australian Capital Territory;\n> > > \n> > > > (c) *Witness Protection Act 1995* of New South Wales;\n> > > \n> > > > (d) *Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act 2002* of the Northern Territory;\n> > > \n> > > > (e) *Witness Protection Act 2000* of Queensland;\n> > > \n> > > > (f) *Witness Protection Act 1996* of South Australia;\n> > > \n> > > > (g) *Witness Protection Act 1991* of Victoria;\n> > > \n> > > > (h) *Witness Protection (Western Australia) Act 1996* of Western Australia.\n> \n> > (2)  The corresponding Acts specified in [regulation 5](#GS5@EN) are specified for the purposes of [section 40(2)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061#GS40@Gs2@EN) of the Act.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed entities","content":"### 10 Prescribed entities\n\n> The following entities are prescribed entities for the purposes of [section 44B](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2005-061#GS44B@EN) of the Act:\n> \n> > > (a) the Department for Education, Children, and Young People;\n> > \n> > > (b) the Department of Health;\n> > \n> > > (c) the Department of Justice;\n> > \n> > > (d) the Department of Premier and Cabinet;\n> > \n> > > (e) Homes Tasmania;\n> > \n> > > (f) a government authority that is responsible for the protection of children or for reportable offender management of –\n> > > \n> > > > > (i) the Commonwealth; or\n> > > > \n> > > > > (ii) this, or any other State or a Territory; or\n> > > > \n> > > > > (iii) New Zealand.\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 10 December 2025\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management.","sortOrder":9}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations perform the standard subsidiary function of giving legal effect to definitions and administrative details in the parent Act. They do not expand beyond the Act's original purpose of establishing a community protection offender reporting scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term in the interpretation section ('Act')","Straightforward list-based structure with 10 regulations","No nested conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to specific sections of the parent Act)","Content is purely prescriptive (listing specific entities, ranks, and laws) rather than creating substantive obligations","No operative provisions creating offences or penalties"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the practical details for Tasmania's sex offender reporting scheme. They specify:\n\n**Who can check that offenders are complying**\n- Senior police officers (sergeants and above)\n- The officer in charge at remote police stations on King Island and Flinders Island\n- Officers working under the Registrar (the official who manages the register)\n\n**Which other laws count as 'corresponding' schemes**\nThe regulations list equivalent sex offender registration laws from every other Australian state and territory, plus New Zealand. This matters because offenders who move between jurisdictions must have their reporting obligations recognised across borders.\n\n**What counts as a 'sentence'**\nOrders made under mental impairment laws (where someone is found not guilty due to mental illness) are treated as sentences for reporting purposes.\n\n**Who supervises offenders when they leave custody**\n- The Chief Psychiatrist oversees offenders released from mental health facilities\n- The Director of Corrective Services oversees prisoners\n- The relevant Department Secretary oversees youth detainees\n\n**Witness protection laws**\nThe regulations list witness protection schemes across Australia. This affects how offender information is handled when someone is in witness protection.\n\n**Which government bodies can access information**\nSix Tasmanian government departments and agencies are listed, plus equivalent bodies from other states, territories, the Commonwealth and New Zealand.\n\n**Why this matters**\nThese rules make the main Act work in practice. Without them, police wouldn't know who has authority to enforce the scheme, and offenders moving from interstate wouldn't know if their existing reporting obligations transfer to Tasmania."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations do not expand the Act's substantive coverage; they specify which persons, orders, foreign laws and agencies fall within the Act's existing definitions and administrative framework (eg regs 4–10). Mechanically they allocate decision‑making authority and identify recipients of information rather than creating new categories of persons subject to reporting."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the principal Act (definition-driven instrument) increases interpretive linkage.","Prescribes a list of external laws (interstate and New Zealand) to be treated as corresponding Acts/orders (regs 5–6).","Specific classes of authorised persons include rank-based and location-based nominations and a broad category 'police officers working under the direction or control of the Registrar' (reg 4) creating operational discretion.","Table mapping classes of offenders to supervising authorities requires coordination across mental health, corrective services and youth justice agencies (reg 8).","Designation of certain orders under another Act as 'sentences' (reg 7) alters legal characterization for reporting obligations.","Lists of prescribed entities include broad 'government authority' categories spanning jurisdictions (reg 10), widening administrative recipients.","Specification of recognised witness-protection laws and corresponding Acts (reg 9) adds cross-system data‑sharing considerations."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out administrative details under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 — prescribing which police officers and agencies may act, which interstate and foreign offender‑reporting laws and orders are recognised, which orders count as sentences, and which bodies supervise and receive offender information. They affect reportable offenders, police, corrections/health/youth agencies and specified government entities. They allocate decision‑making to named officers and agencies (eg reg 4, reg 8), impose reporting and coordination burdens on supervising authorities and offenders, and require interjurisdictional cooperation (regs 5–6,10). Commences 3 Feb 2026."},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the limited content available, these regulations appear to be standard subordinate legislation implementing an established offender reporting framework in Tasmania. There is no evidence of scope change from the original intent of the parent Act. The regulations appear to serve their expected function of providing operational detail to support the primary legislation."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations operate within a broader legislative framework (the parent Act), requiring understanding of both instruments together","Scheme involves ongoing compliance obligations with criminal penalties for breach, creating high-stakes interpretation questions","Likely contains technical procedural requirements (forms, timeframes, reporting methods) that must be followed precisely","Insufficient substantive text provided to fully assess regulatory detail — actual complexity may be higher","Interaction with national offender reporting frameworks (Australia-wide scheme coordination) may add cross-jurisdictional complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"These Tasmanian regulations implement the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act by setting out how the offender reporting scheme works in practice. They govern ongoing reporting by registered offenders to Tasmania Police, affect offenders, police and the community, and matter because breaches are criminal and the scheme helps police monitor risks to public safety."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/community-protection-offender-reporting-regulations-2025","history":"/api/acts/community-protection-offender-reporting-regulations-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/community-protection-offender-reporting-regulations-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/community-protection-offender-reporting-regulations-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/community-protection-offender-reporting-regulations-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/community-protection-offender-reporting-regulations-2025/documents"}}