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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
sec.12DMatters court must consider before making offender reporting order
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### sec.12D Matters court must consider before making offender reporting order
The matters a court must consider for section 12B (2) or 12C (2) are—
when the conduct the subject of the proposed offender reporting order happened; and
the nature and seriousness of the conduct; and
for each offence to which the proposed order relates—
the age of the respondent, the age of the victim of the offence and the difference in their ages when the offence was committed; and
the relationship, if any, between the respondent and the victim of the offence; and
the respondent’s criminal history, including the seriousness of the criminal history; and
the respondent’s circumstances, including—
the access the respondent has to children, including access through the respondent’s employment; and
the respondent’s needs in relation to accommodation, employment, health and mental health; and
anything else the court considers relevant.
s 12D ins 2023 No. 21 s 3
- (a) when the conduct the subject of the proposed offender reporting order happened; and
- (b) the nature and seriousness of the conduct; and
- (c) for each offence to which the proposed order relates— (i) the age of the respondent, the age of the victim of the offence and the difference in their ages when the offence was committed; and (ii) the relationship, if any, between the respondent and the victim of the offence; and
- (i) the age of the respondent, the age of the victim of the offence and the difference in their ages when the offence was committed; and
- (ii) the relationship, if any, between the respondent and the victim of the offence; and
- (d) the respondent’s criminal history, including the seriousness of the criminal history; and
- (e) the respondent’s circumstances, including— (i) the access the respondent has to children, including access through the respondent’s employment; and (ii) the respondent’s needs in relation to accommodation, employment, health and mental health; and
- (i) the access the respondent has to children, including access through the respondent’s employment; and
- (ii) the respondent’s needs in relation to accommodation, employment, health and mental health; and
- (f) anything else the court considers relevant.
- (i) the age of the respondent, the age of the victim of the offence and the difference in their ages when the offence was committed; and
- (ii) the relationship, if any, between the respondent and the victim of the offence; and
- (i) the access the respondent has to children, including access through the respondent’s employment; and
- (ii) the respondent’s needs in relation to accommodation, employment, health and mental health; and