{"id":"a-2025-4","name":"Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2025","slug":"crimes-child-sex-offenders-amendment-act-2025","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"4 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":23321,"registerId":"act-a-2025-4-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2025","content":"J2025-55\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders)\nAmendment Act 2025\nA2025-4\nAn Act to amend the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nThe Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2025 A2025-4\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of Act\nThis Act is the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2025.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act commences 3 months after its notification day.\nNote The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on\nthe notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).\n3 Legislation amended\nThis Act amends the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005.\n4 Review date\nA legislative review is to be presented by the ACT Attorney-General\nthat ensures relevant stakeholders are adequately consulted and also\nthe potential expansion of ‘child-related employment’ to other legal\nprofessionals and other professions. This is to be tabled by the last\nsitting day of 2025.\n5 What is child-related employment?\nNew section 124 (1) (sa)\ninsert\n(sa) legal services related to a child, provided by Legal Aid ACT;\nExamples\n1 providing advice to a child\n2 representing a child in a legal matter\n3 representing a person in a proceeding where a child is a witness\n6 Section 124 (2), new definition of Legal Aid ACT\ninsert\nLegal Aid ACT—see the Legal Aid Act 1977, section 94\n(Commission to operate as Legal Aid ACT).\n\nA2025-4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2025 page 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 Presentation speech\nPresentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 6 February 2025.\n2 Notification\nNotified under the Legislation Act on 14 March 2025.\n3 Republications of amended laws\nFor the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.\nI certify that the above is a true copy of the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders)\nAmendment Bill 2025, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on\n6 March 2025.\nClerk of the Legislative Assembly\n© Australian Capital Territory 2025","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose — expanding the child sex offender registration scheme to cover specific Legal Aid ACT services. The review clause hints at potential future expansion, but the current amendments stay within the original legislative intent of identifying child-related employment."},"complexity_factors":["Very short amendment — only 2 substantive sections (sections 5 and 6)","Minimal cross-referencing — only one external reference to the Legal Aid Act 1977","No nested conditions or exceptions","Only one new defined term ('Legal Aid ACT')","Straightforward insertion of examples into existing framework without restructuring"],"plain_english_summary":"This law closes a gap in the ACT’s child sex offender registration by treating Legal Aid ACT work involving children as \"child‑related employment.\" Registered offenders must now report doing legal work for children or in matters where children are involved. It mainly affects registered offenders and Legal Aid staff, and the Attorney‑General will review scope of coverage by end of 2025."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The Act's coverage is broadened to explicitly include legal services for children provided by Legal Aid ACT (new para 124(1)(sa); s5) and adds a statutory pointer to the Legal Aid Act definition (s6). It also requires the Attorney‑General to present a stakeholder‑consulted review by the last sitting day of 2025 to consider wider expansion to other legal professionals and professions (s4), creating a pathway for further scope enlargement."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, targeted change limited to adding Legal Aid ACT legal services to the definition of 'child-related employment' (inserts new para 124(1)(sa); see s5).","Introduces cross-reference to another statute by defining 'Legal Aid ACT' via the Legal Aid Act 1977, s94 (see s6), requiring readers to consult two statutes to interpret scope.","Mandated legislative review with stakeholder consultation and possible expansion (see s4) creates future discretionary and policy choices beyond this amendment.","Commencement delay of three months after notification creates an implementation window but also a short period of legal uncertainty (see s2).","Inclusion of non-exhaustive examples (advice, representation, witness representation) clarifies typical activities but leaves margin for interpretation about edge cases."],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment makes legal services relating to children provided by Legal Aid ACT part of the statute's definition of “child‑related employment”, so Legal Aid lawyers and staff who advise or represent children are brought within the Act. The Attorney‑General must table a stakeholder‑informed review by the last sitting day of 2025 to consider extending coverage to other legal professionals and professions. The amendment commences three months after notification."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/crimes-child-sex-offenders-amendment-act-2025","history":"/api/acts/crimes-child-sex-offenders-amendment-act-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/crimes-child-sex-offenders-amendment-act-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/crimes-child-sex-offenders-amendment-act-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/crimes-child-sex-offenders-amendment-act-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/crimes-child-sex-offenders-amendment-act-2025/documents"}}