{"id":"sl-2005-44","name":"Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005","slug":"crimes-child-sex-offenders-regulation-2005","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"44 of 2005","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173310,"registerId":"act-sl-2005-44-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders)\nRegulation 2005\nSL2005-44\nmade under the\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nRepublication No 21\nEffective: 31 March 2022\nRepublication date: 31 March 2022\nLast amendment made by A2022-2\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005, made under the\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 (including any amendment made under the Legislation\nAct 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 31 March 2022. It also includes any\ncommencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 31 March 2022.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act\n2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders)\nRegulation 2005\nmade under the\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 How offender entering ACT may contact contact person—Act,\ns 34 (2) (a) (i) 2\n6 How person may already have made contact—Act, s 35 2\n7 How offender may report travel details—Act, s 45 (3) 3\n8 How offender may report changed travel details—Act, s 46 (3) 3\n9 How offender may report in an approved way—Act, s 63 (b) 3\n10 Approved reporting places—Act, s 64, def approved reporting place,\npar (b) 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n11 Identification documents for person reporting for offender—Act,\ns 71 (1) (c) 4\n12 Entities that must give offender reporting obligations notice—Act,\ns 104 (1) 4\n13 Details to be included in reporting obligations notice—Act, s 104 and\ns 137 (2) (b) and (f) (i) 6\n14 Acknowledgement of receipt of notice—Act, s 137 (2) (f) (ii) 7\n15 Details to be included in events notice—Act, s 108 (3) 8\n16 Witness protection laws—Act, s 110 (2), def foreign protected witness,\npar (a) (ii) 8\n16A Disclosure of personal information in child sex offenders register for\nlaw enforcement functions or activities—prescribed entities—Act,\ns 118 (1) (b) (i) 9\n16B Disclosure of personal information in child sex offenders register\notherwise authorised—Act, s 118 (1) (b) (ii) 11\n16C Child-related employment—Act, s 124 (1) (t) 11\n17 Verifying documentation or evidence to be provided in support of\nreport—Act, s 137 (2) (a) (ii) 12\n18 Prescribed orders—Act, dict, def corresponding child sex offender\nregistration order, par (b) 13\n19 Prescribed laws—Act, dict, def corresponding law, par (b) 14\n20 Supervising authority for registrable offender—Act, dict, def\nsupervising authority 14\nDictionary 15\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 17\n2 Abbreviation key 17\n3 Legislation history 18\n4 Amendment history 22\n5 Earlier republications 24\n\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders)\nRegulation 2005\nmade under the\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other\nterms defined elsewhere.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘credit card—see the Australian\nConsumer Law (ACT), section 2 (1).’ means that the term ‘credit card’ is\ndefined in that law and the definition applies to this regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the\nregulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears\n(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n5 How offender entering ACT may contact contact person—\nAct, s 34 (2) (a) (i)\nA registrable offender may contact a contact person by email.\n6 How person may already have made contact—Act, s 35\nThe Act, division 3.2.3 (People required to report under\ncorresponding law) does not apply if the person has previously\ncontacted a contact person by email in relation to the relevant entry\ninto the ACT.\n\nSection 7\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 How offender may report travel details—Act, s 45 (3)\nA registrable offender may report travel details in 1 of the following\nways:\n(a) by telephoning 1800 031 722;\n(b) by email to csort@afp.gov.au;\n(c) by prepaid post to the following:\n‘Registrar, ACT Child Sex Offender Registry\nGPO Box 401\nCanberra ACT 2601’.\n8 How offender may report changed travel details—Act,\ns 46 (3)\nA registrable offender may report changed travel details in 1 of the\nfollowing ways:\n(a) by telephoning 1800 031 722;\n(b) by email to csort@afp.gov.au;\n(c) by prepaid post to the following:\n‘Registrar, ACT Child Sex Offender Registry\nGPO Box 401\nCanberra ACT 2601’.\n9 How offender may report in an approved way—Act,\ns 63 (b)\nA registrable offender may report in 1 of the following ways:\n(a) by telephoning 1800 031 722;\n(b) by email to csort@afp.gov.au;\n\nSection 10\npage 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) by prepaid post to the following:\n‘Registrar, ACT Child Sex Offender Registry\nGPO Box 401\nCanberra ACT 2601’.\n10 Approved reporting places—Act, s 64, def approved\nreporting place, par (b)\n(1) The Woden Police Station, corner of Callum and Wilbow Streets,\nWoden, is an approved reporting place for a registrable offender.\n(2) The chief police officer may declare another place to be an approved\nreporting place for a registrable offender.\n(3) A declaration under subsection (2) is a notifiable instrument.\nNote A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.\n11 Identification documents for person reporting for\noffender—Act, s 71 (1) (c)\nA person reporting in person for an offender may present for\ninspection (instead of the person’s Australian driver licence)—\n(a) the person’s current Australian passport; or\n(b) a primary document for the person and 2 secondary documents\nfor the person.\n12 Entities that must give offender reporting obligations\nnotice—Act, s 104 (1)\n(1) The entities that must give a registrable offender a reporting\nobligations notice are as follows:\n(a) if the offender is sentenced for a registrable offence by the\nMagistrates Court—the Magistrates Court;\n(b) if the offender is sentenced for a registrable offence by the\nSupreme Court—the Supreme Court;\n\nSection 12\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) if the offender is sentenced for a registrable offence by the\nChildrens Court—the Childrens Court;\n(d) if the offender is released from government custody (whether or\nnot the offender was in government custody for a registrable\noffence)—\n(i) for an offender who is a child—the director-general under\nthe Children and Young People Act 2008; or\n(ii) for an offender released from detention under the Mental\nHealth Act 2015, chapter 5 (Mental health orders), chapter\n6 (Emergency detention) or part 7.1 (Forensic mental\nhealth orders)—the ACAT; or\n(iii) in any other case—the director-general under the Crimes\n(Sentence Administration) Act 2005;\n(e) if the offender enters the ACT, and remains in the ACT for\n7 days, and the offender has not previously been given notice of\nthe offender’s reporting obligations in the ACT—the chief\npolice officer;\n(f) if the offender becomes a prescribed corresponding offender,\nand the offender is in the ACT at the time—the chief police\nofficer.\n(2) If an entity mentioned in subsection (1) (a) to (c) or (d) (i) or (ii) gives\na registrable offender a reporting obligations notice, the entity must\ngive a copy of the notice to the director-general under the Crimes\n(Sentence Administration) Act 2005.\n\nSection 13\npage 6 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n13 Details to be included in reporting obligations notice—\nAct, s 104 and s 137 (2) (b) and (f) (i)\nA reporting obligations notice given to a registrable offender must\ninclude the following:\n(a) the offender’s name;\n(b) the offender’s date of birth;\n(c) a statement setting out—\n(i) the offender’s obligations to make an initial report\n(including the period within which the initial report must\nbe made); and\n(ii) the offender’s obligations to make an annual report; and\n(iii) the offender’s obligations to report changes of personal\ndetails; and\n(iv) the details that the registrable offender is required to report\nunder the Act; and\n(v) the obligations of the registrable offender to report under\nthe following sections of the Act (including the periods\nwithin which the reports must be made):\n• section 37 (Offender must report annually)\n• section 42 (Offender leaving ACT must report travel\ndetails)\n• section 45 (Offender outside ACT must report travel\ndetails)\n• section 46 (Offender outside ACT must report change\nof travel details)\n• section 47 (Offender must report return to ACT)\n• section 48 (Offender must report decision not to leave\nACT)\n• section 49 (Offender must report regular travel); and\n\nSection 14\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(vi) the circumstances in which the offender must make a report\nin person; and\n(vii) the form of identification, or other document, to be\npresented by the person who makes a report; and\n(viii) the documentation or evidence to be provided in support of\na report;\n(d) a toll free telephone number that may be used to make a report\notherwise than in person;\n(e) the other ways in which reports under the Act, section 45 (3) or\nsection 46 (3) can be made;\n(f) the consequences that may arise if a registrable offender fails to\ncomply with reporting obligations;\n(g) the date of the notice;\n(h) the name, signature and position of the person giving the notice.\n14 Acknowledgement of receipt of notice—Act,\ns 137 (2) (f) (ii)\n(1) An entity that gives a reporting obligations notice to a registrable\noffender under the Act, section 104 may ask the offender to\nacknowledge receipt of the notice.\n(2) Not later than 3 days after the day the entity gives the reporting\nobligations notice to the registrable offender, the entity must—\n(a) tell the chief police officer in writing—\n(i) that the entity has given the notice to the offender; and\n(ii) the date when the offender was given the notice; and\n(b) if the offender has acknowledged receipt of the notice to the\nentity—give the chief police officer a copy of the\nacknowledgement.\n\nSection 15\npage 8 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n15 Details to be included in events notice—Act, s 108 (3)\nA notice given by a supervising authority to the chief police officer\nunder the Act, section 108 (2) in relation to a registrable offender\nmust include the following:\n(a) the offender’s name;\n(b) the date of the notice;\n(c) the event that has happened;\n(d) the date the event happened;\n(e) the name and signature of the person giving the notice.\n16 Witness protection laws—Act, s 110 (2), def foreign\nprotected witness, par (a) (ii)\nThe following laws are prescribed:\n(a) Witness Protection Act 1994 (Cwlth);\n(b) Witness Protection Act 1995 (NSW);\n(c) Witness Protection Act 1991 (Vic);\n(d) Witness Protection Act 2000 (Qld);\n(e) Witness Protection (Western Australia) Act 1996 (WA);\n(f) Witness Protection Act 1996 (SA);\n(g) Witness Protection Act 2000 (Tas);\n(h) Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act 2002 (NT).\n\nSection 16A\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n16A Disclosure of personal information in child sex offenders\nregister for law enforcement functions or activities—\nprescribed entities—Act, s 118 (1) (b) (i)\n(1) The following entities are prescribed:\n(a) a court, tribunal or special commission of inquiry;\n(b) a legal representative of a registered offender including—\n(i) the legal aid commission; and\n(ii) the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited\n(ACN 118 431 066);\n(c) a person who is entitled to report in person for a registered\noffender under the Act, section 65 (Reports by young offenders)\nor section 66 (Reports by offenders with disability);\n(d) the chief officer (however described) of an entity providing an\nemployment service in relation to a registered offender;\n(e) the comptroller-general of Customs;\n(f) the director-general of the Community Services Directorate;\n(g) the director-general of the Education and Training Directorate;\n(h) the director-general of the Justice and Community Safety\nDirectorate exercising functions under the Corrections\nManagement Act 2007;\n(i) the director-general of the Territory and Municipal Services\nDirectorate;\n(j) the chief officer (however described) of a law enforcement\nagency;\n(k) the registrar-general exercising a function under the Births,\nDeaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997;\n(l) the secretary of the Department of Health (Cwlth);\n\nSection 16A\npage 10 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(m) the secretary of the Department of Home Affairs (Cwlth);\n(n) the Attorney-General for the Territory, the Commonwealth, or a\nState;\n(o) the director of public prosecutions, or a person performing a\nsimilar function under a Commonwealth or State law;\n(p) the commissioner for fair trading exercising functions under the\nWorking with Vulnerable People (Background Checking)\nAct 2011;\n(q) an entity responsible for exercising a function or activity for an\nentity mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (p).\n(2) In this section:\nemployment service includes any of the following:\n(a) a pre-employment service;\n(b) an employment screening service;\n(c) finding, or helping to find, employment.\nlaw enforcement agency means any of the following:\n(a) the Australian Crime Commission established by the Australian\nCrime Commission Act 2002 (Cwlth);\n(b) the Australian Federal Police;\n(c) the New South Wales Crime Commission or a similar entity\nestablished under the law of another State;\n(d) the New South Wales Independent Commission Against\nCorruption or a similar entity established under the law of\nanother State;\n(e) the police service or force of a State, or another territory;\n\nSection 16B\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(f) a government department of the Commonwealth or a State or\nthe Territory whose primary functions are the beginning or\nconduct of proceedings for offences.\n16B Disclosure of personal information in child sex offenders\nregister otherwise authorised—Act, s 118 (1) (b) (ii)\n(1) Disclosure of personal information about a reportable offender is\nauthorised if the disclosure is—\n(a) to the Commonwealth Minister responsible for administering\neither of the following Acts:\n(i) the Australian Passports Act 2005 (Cwlth);\n(ii) the Foreign Passports (Law Enforcement and Security)\nAct 2005 (Cwlth); and\n(b) for the purpose of exercising a function under either of those\nActs in relation to the offender.\n(2) In this section:\nreportable offender—see the Australian Passports Act 2005 (Cwlth),\nsection 12 (3).\n16C Child-related employment—Act, s 124 (1) (t)\nThe following events, activities or services are prescribed, if the\nevent, activity or service is aimed at or designed to appeal to children,\nor has, or is likely to have significant attendance by children:\n(a) entertainment or party activities or services;\n(b) school events or activities;\n(c) sporting, gym or recreational activities;\n(d) photography services;\n(e) talent or beauty competitions;\n\nSection 17\npage 12 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(f) promotional events or activities;\n(g) appearing as seasonal characters, or other characters.\nExample—par (b)\n• fetes\nExample—par (f)\n• toy exhibitions\nExamples—par (g)\n• Santa, children’s movie characters\n17 Verifying documentation or evidence to be provided in\nsupport of report—Act, s 137 (2) (a) (ii)\nIf a registrable offender is required under the Act to make a report\nthat includes the offender’s personal details, the offender must\nprovide the details required under the following table:\nTable 17\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\nprovision of Act,\ns 59 (1), definition of\npersonal details\ncolumn 3\nverifying documentation or evidence\n1 paragraph (a), (b) or\n(c)\na birth certificate\n2 paragraph (a) or (b) a document certifying a change of name\n3 paragraph (d) a utilities bill, contract of sale or lease\n4 paragraph (f) a payslip given to the offender in the last month\n5 paragraph (g) proof of membership\n\nSection 18\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\nprovision of Act,\ns 59 (1), definition of\npersonal details\ncolumn 3\nverifying documentation or evidence\n6 paragraph (h) for each motor vehicle owned by, or generally driven\nby, the offender—\n(a) if the vehicle is owned by the offender—the\ncurrent vehicle registration certificate for the\nvehicle; or\n(b) if the vehicle is driven by the offender—a\ncopy of the current vehicle registration\ncertificate for the vehicle\n7 paragraph (n) an itinerary and any travel documents\n8 paragraph (p) or (q) (a) a copy of any contract between the offender\nand the service or provider; and\n(b) an invoice\n9 paragraph (t) the offender’s passport\n18 Prescribed orders—Act, dict, def corresponding child sex\noffender registration order, par (b)\nThe following orders are prescribed:\n(a) a child protection registration order under the Child Protection\n(Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW);\n(b) a sex offender registration order under the Sex Offenders\nRegistration Act 2004 (Vic);\n(c) an offender reporting order under the Child Protection (Offender\nReporting) Act 2004 (Qld);\n(d) an offender reporting order under the Community Protection\n(Offender Reporting) Act 2004 (WA);\n(e) a child sex offender registration order under the Child Sex\nOffenders Registration Act 2006 (SA);\n\nSection 19\npage 14 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(f) an offender reporting order under the Community Protection\n(Offender Reporting) Act 2005 (TAS);\n(g) an offender reporting order under the Child Protection (Offender\nReporting and Registration) Act 2004 (NT).\n19 Prescribed laws—Act, dict, def corresponding law, par (b)\nThe following laws are prescribed:\n(a) Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW);\n(b) Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 (Vic);\n(c) Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 (Qld);\n(d) Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 (WA);\n(e) Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 (SA);\n(f) Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 (TAS);\n(g) Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration)\nAct 2004 (NT).\n20 Supervising authority for registrable offender—Act, dict,\ndef supervising authority\n(1) If the registrable offender is an adult, the supervising authority is the\ndirector-general under the Crimes (Sentence Administration)\nAct 2005.\n(2) If the registrable offender is a child, the supervising authority is the\ndirector-general under the Children and Young People Act 2008.\n\nDictionary\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:\n• ACAT\n• ACT\n• adult\n• Australian Consumer Law (ACT)\n• Australian driver licence\n• chief police officer\n• child\n• Childrens Court\n• director-general (see s 163)\n• Magistrates Court\n• Supreme Court.\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 (see Legislation Act, s 148.)\nFor example, the following terms are defined in the Crimes (Child Sex\nOffenders) Act 2005, dict:\n• child sex offenders register (see s 117)\n• contact person (see s 33)\n• in person\n• registrable offender (see s 8 and s 9)\n• reporting obligations notice (see s 103).\nbirth certificate, for a person, means the person’s birth certificate, or\na certified extract about the person’s birth from the register, under the\nBirths, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997 or a\ncorresponding law of a State, an external territory or New Zealand.\ncitizenship certificate, for a person, means a certificate, declaration,\nnotice or other instrument of the person’s nationality under the\nAustralian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cwlth) or the Australian Citizenship\nAct 1948 (Cwlth) (repealed).\n\nDictionary\npage 16 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncredit card—see the Australian Consumer Law (ACT), section 2 (1).\ndebit card—see the Australian Consumer Law (ACT), section 2 (1).\nentitlement card, for a person, means a card issued to the person by\nthe Commonwealth, a State, an external territory or New Zealand as\nevidence of the person’s entitlement to a financial benefit.\nExample of entitlement card\nMedicare card\nprimary document, for a person, means the original of either of the\nfollowing documents:\n(a) the person’s birth certificate;\n(b) the person’s citizenship certificate.\nsecondary document means any of the following documents:\n(a) a current entitlement card for the person;\n(b) a current credit or debit card issued to and signed by the person;\n(c) a service bill issued to the person within the last 6 months;\n(d) a student identity card or a certificate or statement of enrolment\nfrom an educational institution.\nservice bill, for a person, means a bill issued to the person in relation\nto an electricity, gas, water or sewerage service, telephone service or\ninternet service.\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 18 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005 SL2005-44\nnotified LR 22 December 2005\ns 1, s 2 commenced 22 December 2005 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 29 December 2005 (LA s 79A and see\nA2005-30)\nas amended by\nChildren and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008\nA2008-20 sch 4 pt 4.9\nnotified LR 17 July 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 17 July 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 4 pt 4.9 commenced 27 February 2009 (s 2 (5) and see Children\nand Young People Act 2008 A2008-19, s 2 and CN2008-17 (and see\nCN2008-13))\nACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment\nAct 2008 A2008-36 sch 1 pt 1.19\nnotified LR 4 September 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.19 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil\nand Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1)\nSL2010-27\nnotified LR 1 July 2010\ns 1, s 2 commenced 1 July 2010 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 2 July 2010 (s 2)\nFair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Amendment Act 2010\nA2010-54 sch 3 pt 3.6\nnotified LR 16 December 2010\ns 1, s 2 commenced 16 December 2010 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.6 commenced 1 January 2011 (s 2 (1))\nAdministrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments)\nAct 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.42\nnotified LR 30 June 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.42 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3) A2011-52 sch 3 pt 3.16\nnotified LR 28 November 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.16 commenced 12 December 2011 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2012 A2012-21 sch 3 pt 3.9\nnotified LR 22 May 2012\ns 1, s 2 commenced 22 May 2012 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.9 commenced 5 June 2012 (s 2 (1))\nNational Energy Retail Law (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012\nA2012-32 pt 2\nnotified LR 14 June 2012\ns 1, s 2 commenced 14 June 2012 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 2 commenced 1 July 2012 (s 2 (1) and see National Energy Retail\nLaw (ACT) Act 2012 A2012-31, s 2 (1) and CN2012-12)\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 1)\nSL2012-39\nnotified LR 12 September 2012\ns 1, s 2 commenced 12 September 2012 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 13 September 2012 (s 2)\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 1)\nSL2014-14\nnotified LR 10 July 2014\ns 1, s 2 commenced 10 July 2014 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 11 July 2014 (s 2)\nMental Health (Treatment and Care) Amendment Act 2014 A2014-51\nsch 1 pt 1.4 (as am by A2015-38 amdt 2.54)\nnotified LR 12 November 2014\ns 1, s 2 commenced 12 November 2014 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.4 commenced 1 March 2016 (s 2 (as am by A2015-38\namdt 2.54))\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2015 A2015-35 sch 1\npt 1.2\nnotified LR 1 October 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 1 October 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 2 October 2015 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 20 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nMental Health Act 2015 A2015-38 sch 2 pt 2.2, sch 2 pt 2.4 div 2.4.7\nnotified LR 7 October 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 7 October 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 2 pt 2.2 (amdt 2.54) commenced 8 October 2015 (s 2 (2))\nsch 2 pt 2.4 div 2.4.7 commenced 1 March 2016 (s 2 (1) and see\nMental Health (Treatment and Care) Amendment Act 2014 A2014-51,\ns 2 (as am by A2015-38 amdt 2.54))\nNote Sch 2 pt 2.2 (amdt 2.54) only amends the Mental Health\n(Treatment and Care) Amendment Act 2014 A2014-51\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2015 (No 2) A2015-50 sch 3 pt 3.11\nnotified LR 25 November 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 25 November 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.11 commenced 9 December 2015 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2017 A2017-4 sch 3 pt 3.9\nnotified LR 23 February 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 23 February 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.9 commenced 9 March 2017 (s 2)\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Regulation 2017 (No 1)\nSL2017-31\nnotified LR 26 October 2017\ns 1, s 2 commenced 26 October 2017 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 14 December 2017 (s 2, CN2017-7 and see\nLA s 77 (3))\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2018 A2018-42 sch 3 pt 3.10\nnotified LR 8 November 2018\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 July 2018 (LA s 75 (2))\nsch 3 pt 3.10 commenced 22 November 2018 (s 2 (1))\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1)\nSL2018-24\nnotified LR 12 December 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 12 December 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 13 December 2018 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2019 A2019-42 sch 3 pt 3.8\nnotified LR 31 October 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.8 commenced 14 November 2019 (s 2 (1))\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 21\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nCrimes (Policing) Legislation Amendment Act 2022 A2022-2 pt 3\nnotified LR 30 March 2022\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 March 2022 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 31 March 2022 (s 2 (1))\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 22 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nDictionary\ns 3 am A2010-54 amdt 3.17\nHow offender entering ACT may contact contact person—Act, s 34 (2) (a) (i)\ns 5 hdg sub A2022-2 s 31\nHow offender may report travel details—Act, s 45 (3)\ns 7 hdg sub A2022-2 s 31\ns 7 am SL2012-39 s 4; A2015-35 amdt 1.12\nHow offender may report changed travel details—Act, s 46 (3)\ns 8 hdg sub A2022-2 s 31\ns 8 am SL2012-39 s 5; A2015-35 amdt 1.12\nHow offender may report in an approved way—Act, s 63 (b)\ns 9 sub A2015-35 amdt 1.13\nApproved reporting places—Act, s 64, def approved reporting place, par (b)\ns 10 am SL2012-39 s 6\nIdentification documents for person reporting for offender—Act, s 71 (1) (c)\ns 11 hdg sub A2022-2 s 31\nEntities that must give offender reporting obligations notice—Act, s 104 (1)\ns 12 am A2008-36 amdt 1.247; A2008-20 amdt 4.28; A2011-22\namdt 1.126; A2014-51 amdt 1.35; A2015-38 amdt 2.73\nDetails to be included in reporting obligations notice—Act, s 104 and\ns 137 (2) (b) and (f) (i)\ns 13 am A2022-2 s 32, s 33\nDisclosure of personal information in child sex offenders register for law\nenforcement functions or activities—prescribed entities—Act, s 118 (1) (b) (i)\ns 16A hdg sub SL2017-31 s 4\ns 16A ins SL2010-27 s 4\nam A2011-22 amdt 1.124; A2011-52 amdt 3.62; SL2012-39\ns 7; SL2014-14 s 4; pars renum R11 LA; A2015-35\namdt 1.12; A2015-50 amdt 3.82, amdt 3.83; A2017-4\namdt 3.48; pars renum R16 LA; A2018-42 amdt 3.39;\nA2019-42 amdt 3.10\nDisclosure of personal information in child sex offenders register otherwise\nauthorised—Act, s 118 (1) (b) (ii)\ns 16B ins SL2017-31 s 5\nChild-related employment—Act, s 124 (1) (t)\ns 16C ins SL2018-24 s 4\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nVerifying documentation or evidence to be provided in support of report—\nAct, s 137 (2) (a) (ii)\ns 17 sub A2015-35 amdt 1.15\nPrescribed orders—Act, dict, def corresponding child sex offender\nregistration order, par (b)\ns 18 am SL2012-39 s 8; pars renum R10 LA\nPrescribed laws—Act, dict, def corresponding law, par (b)\ns 19 am SL2012-39 s 9; pars renum R10 LA\nSupervising authority for registrable offender—Act, dict, def supervising\nauthority\ns 20 am A2008-20 amdt 4.29; A2011-22 amdt 1.126\nDictionary\ndict am A2008-36 amdt 1.248; A2010-54 amdt 3.18; A2011-22\namdt 1.125; A2011-52 amdt 3.63; A2017-4 amdt 3.49;\nSL2017-31 s 6\ndef citizenship certificate sub A2012-21 amdt 3.34\ndef credit card sub A2010-54 amdt 3.19\ndef debit card sub A2010-54 amdt 3.19\ndef service bill am A2012-32 s 4\ndef utility service om A2012-32 s 5\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 24 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\nR21\n31/03/22\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n29 Dec 2005\n29 Dec 2005-\n1 Feb 2009\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n2 Feb 2009\n2 Feb 2009–\n26 Feb 2009\nA2008-36 amendments by\nA2008-36\nR3\n27 Feb 2009\n27 Feb 2009–\n1 July 2010\nA2008-36 amendments by\nA2008-20\nR4\n2 July 2010\n2 July 2010–\n31 Dec 2010\nSL2010-27 amendments by\nSL2010-27\nR5\n1 Jan 2011\n1 Jan 2011–\n30 June 2011\nA2010-54 amendments by\nA2010-54\nR6\n1 July 2011\n1 July 2011–\n11 Dec 2011\nA2011-22 amendments by\nA2011-22\nR7\n12 Dec 2011\n12 Dec 2011–\n4 June 2012\nA2011-52 amendments by\nA2011-52\nR8\n5 June 2012\n5 June 2012–\n30 June 2012\nA2012-21 amendments by\nA2012-21\nR9\n1 July 2012\n1 July 2012–\n12 Sept 2012\nA2012-32 amendments by\nA2012-32\nR10\n13 Sept 2012\n13 Sept 2012–\n10 July 2014\nSL2012-39 amendments by\nSL2012-39\nR11\n11 July 2014\n11 July 2014–\n1 Oct 2015\nSL2014-14 amendments by\nSL2014-14\nR12\n2 Oct 2015\n2 Oct 2015–\n7 Oct 2015\nA2015-35 amendments by\nA2015-35\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR21\n31/03/22\nCrimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005\nEffective: 31/03/22\npage 25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR13\n8 Oct 2015\n8 Oct 2015–\n8 Dec 2015\nA2015-35 updated endnotes\nas amended by\nA2015-38\nR14\n9 Dec 2015\n9 Dec 2015–\n29 Feb 2016\nA2015-50 amendments by\nA2015-50\nR15\n1 Mar 2016\n1 Mar 2016–\n8 Mar 2017\nA2015-50 amendments by\nA2014-51 and\nA2015-38\nR16\n9 Mar 2017\n9 Mar 2017–\n13 Dec 2017\nA2017-4 amendments by\nA2017-4\nR17\n14 Dec 2017\n14 Dec 2017–\n21 Nov 2018\nSL2017-31 amendments by\nSL2017-31\nR18\n22 Nov 2018\n22 Nov 2018–\n12 Dec 2018\nA2018-42 amendments by\nA2018-42\nR19\n13 Dec 2018\n13 Dec 2018–\n13 Nov 2019\nSL2018-24 amendments by\nSL2018-24\nR20\n14 Nov 2019\n14 Nov 2019–\n30 Mar 2022\nA2019-42 amendments by\nA2019-42\n© Australian Capital Territory 2022","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Since first made in 2005 the regulation has been expanded by multiple amendments to add operational detail and broaden authorised disclosures. Notable scope growth includes: insertion of a detailed prescribed‑entities list authorised to receive register information for law‑enforcement and related functions (s 16A; inserted and expanded by amendments including SL2010‑27 and later instruments), a separate authorisation for passport‑related disclosures (s 16B; inserted SL2017‑31), and a prescribed list of child‑related employment activities (s 16C; inserted SL2018‑24). The regulation has therefore moved beyond minimal procedural rules into a more comprehensive operational code specifying reporting channels, exact notice content, verification documents, interstate corresponding laws/orders and named recipient bodies, increasing its role in shaping how the Act operates in practice."},"complexity_factors":["Short, procedural instrument (20 substantive sections plus dictionary) focused on implementation details","Multiple cross‑references to the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 and other Acts (Legislation Act, Births Deaths & Marriages Act, Australian Consumer Law, Commonwealth passport Acts)","Dictionary with a number of defined terms and signpost definitions (dictionary forms part of the regulation) — adds interpretive dependency","Several lists and schedules: prescribed entities list in s16A (around 16 named categories), prescribed child‑related activities in s16C, and prescribed corresponding orders/laws (ss 18–19)","Table of verifying documents (Table 17) with 9 items mapping Act provisions to documentary evidence","Conditional administrative discretion (chief police officer may declare additional reporting places, s 10)","Notification and acknowledgement timing rules with a short deadline (3 days to notify chief police officer after giving notice, s 14)","Frequent cross‑jurisdictional dependencies (corresponding laws and orders), increasing coordination complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this regulation does, in plain terms**\n\n- This regulation sets out the practical day-to-day rules needed to run the ACT's child‑sex‑offender registration scheme created by the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005. It does not itself create criminal offences; it tells registrable offenders (people the Act requires to register) and government agencies how to comply with the Act.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Registrable offenders: people required by the Act to report and keep their details up to date. (The Act defines who is a registrable offender.)\n- Courts and correction/child‑welfare authorities: these bodies must give notice to offenders about their reporting obligations and pass copies to the Territory corrections directorate in some cases (see section 12).\n- The AFP Registrar and other ACT agencies that operate the registry: they receive reports and maintain the register.\n- Certain public bodies and service providers (a long prescribed list) that are allowed to receive personal information from the register for law‑enforcement, public‑safety or administrative functions (see section 16A).\n- Organisations and people providing services aimed at children (events, parties, school events, sports, photography, talent competitions, promotional events, seasonal character appearances): those activities are prescribed as “child‑related employment” for the purposes of the Act (see section 16C).\n\n**Key practical rules (mechanics) — what people actually must do or can do**\n\n- How to make contact and report:\n  - Offenders may contact a nominated contact person by email (s 5).\n  - Travel reports and changes can be made by toll‑free phone (1800 031 722), email (csort@afp.gov.au), or prepaid post to the Registrar, ACT Child Sex Offender Registry (ss 7–9).\n  - Offenders must report in person in specified circumstances; the regulation lists approved reporting places — the Woden Police Station is specified, and the chief police officer may declare others (s 10).\n\n- Identification and verification when reporting in person:\n  - If someone reports in person for an offender, they may present an Australian passport or a primary document plus two secondary documents instead of a driver licence (s 11).\n  - The regulation sets a table of the documentary evidence required to verify specific personal details (birth certificate, change of name documents, utility bill or lease for address, recent payslip for employment, vehicle registration for cars, passport for international travel, contracts/invoices for services) (s 17 and Table 17).\n\n- Notices and information flows:\n  - The regulation lists which entities must give an offender a reporting‑obligations notice (courts that sentenced the person, director‑generals responsible for release from custody in different contexts, the chief police officer in some entry/corresponding‑offender situations) and requires copies be sent to the relevant director‑general in some cases (s 12).\n  - The regulation prescribes the exact content that must be in a reporting obligations notice (offender name, DOB, duties to report and timeframes, how to report, identification required, consequences of non‑compliance, date and the name/signature/position of the person giving the notice) (s 13).\n  - An entity giving a notice can ask the offender to acknowledge receipt; the entity must tell the chief police officer in writing within 3 days and provide the acknowledgement if received (s 14).\n  - Supervising authorities must notify the chief police officer about certain events involving an offender and the regulation lists what must be in that events notice (s 15).\n\n- Disclosure and access to register information:\n  - The regulation prescribes which external bodies may receive personal information from the child‑sex‑offenders register for law‑enforcement or related functions (a detailed list including courts, legal representatives, certain directorates, Customs, AFP, State police, the fair‑trading commissioner, and others) (s 16A).\n  - Separate authorisation allows disclosure to Commonwealth passport ministers for passport‑related functions (s 16B).\n\n- Cross‑jurisdictional and administrative items:\n  - The regulation lists corresponding interstate/territory offender registration orders and laws that map to the ACT scheme (ss 18–19).\n  - It specifies which director‑general is the supervising authority for adults and for children (s 20).\n\n**Why this matters (purpose claims and practical effects)**\n\n- The regulation operationalises the Act by specifying how reporting and notifications must happen, who sends and receives notices, what documents prove identity and residence, and which non‑police bodies can access register information for specified functions.\n\n- Who pays / who bears the compliance cost: registrable offenders bear the direct compliance costs — time, travel (if required), obtaining documents, and interacting with police/registry. Courts, correctional and child‑welfare agencies carry administrative costs to provide notices and pass records on. The AFP/Registrar bears ongoing costs of operating the registry and maintaining reporting channels the regulation names (phone, email, postal service).\n\n- Who decides and what discretion exists: the chief police officer can declare additional approved reporting places (s 10). Many mechanics rely on other statutory definitions and functions in the Act or other Acts, so administrative officers (court registrars, director‑generals, the Registrar/Australian Federal Police) implement the rules set out here.\n\n**Trade‑offs, incentives and implementation risks**\n\n- Administrative clarity vs. rigidity: the regulation reduces uncertainty by prescribing contact channels, required documents, and notice contents, which lowers transaction costs for agencies and offenders. That clarity can also create implementation overhead: agencies must ensure forms, phone lines, email monitoring and mailing addresses remain current.\n\n- Concentrated compliance burden: burdens fall mainly on registrable offenders (individuals), while the benefits of the registry/capacity to disclose information are diffused across law‑enforcement and child‑protection agencies. The regulation mitigates some burdens by permitting email and phone reporting (ss 7–9) and by allowing alternative identity documents (s 11 and s 17).\n\n- Cross‑jurisdiction reliance: the regulation prescribes corresponding interstate/territory orders and laws (ss 18–19). That reliance reduces legal gaps when offenders move jurisdictions but creates dependency on consistent definitions and administrative cooperation across states and territories.\n\n- Privacy and access scope: the regulation gives a broad but specified list of entities that may receive personal information from the register (s 16A). That approach concentrates decision‑making about disclosures in public agencies and may require these agencies to develop internal safeguards and record‑keeping for use of the information.\n\n**Primary sections to look at for the mechanics**\n- Reporting methods and channels: ss 5, 7–9\n- Approved reporting places and police discretion: s 10\n- ID and verification: ss 11, 17 (Table 17)\n- Who must give notices and what they must say: ss 12–14\n- Events notices from supervising authorities: s 15\n- Prescribed recipients for register disclosures: ss 16A–16B\n- Child‑related employment events/activities list: s 16C\n- Cross‑jurisdictional orders/laws and supervising authority: ss 18–20\n- Dictionary and definitions used across the regulation: s 3 (dictionary)\n\nThis regulation therefore translates the Act's registration requirements into concrete reporting channels, documentary proofs, notice content and disclosure recipients. It shifts most direct compliance activity onto individual registrable offenders and administrative responsibilities onto courts, correctional/child‑welfare directorates and the AFP/Registrar."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation has expanded significantly beyond simple administrative procedures. Originally likely focused on basic reporting mechanics (how to call, where to go), it now encompasses: information sharing with passport authorities (section 16B), detailed employment screening access (section 16A), specific child-related employment categories including seasonal characters like Santa (section 16C), and complex witness protection law interactions. The disclosure provisions have grown from simple law enforcement access to a broad network of government agencies, legal representatives, and employment services."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the parent Act (Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005) requiring readers to flip between documents","17 defined terms in the Dictionary section, plus signpost definitions pointing to other legislation","Nested conditional logic in section 12 (Entities that must give offender reporting obligations notice) with 6 main categories and sub-categories for children vs adults, mental health detainees vs regular prisoners","Tabular format in section 17 linking specific personal details to specific verifying documents","Extensive lists of prescribed entities (section 16A), prescribed laws (section 19), and prescribed orders (section 18) requiring external knowledge of other jurisdictions' legislation","Multiple amendment layers (21 republications since 2005) creating fragmented legislative history"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation fills in the practical rules for how registrable child sex offenders in the ACT must report to police — specifying reporting methods (phone, email, post, in person), what information to provide (address, travel, employment, vehicle, ID), who must give the initial notice, who may access the register, and how interstate equivalents are treated.\n\nIt affects offenders, courts, police, prisons, child protection agencies and third parties who may report on offenders, and matters because it operationalises the main Act so people know how, where and what to report to protect the community."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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