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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
sec.13ZRegistration of corresponding order
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### sec.13Z Registration of corresponding order
This section applies if the registrar is satisfied—
the corresponding order is in force; and
the corresponding order was served on the person against whom it was made under the law of the jurisdiction where the corresponding order was made.
Subject to subsections (3) and (10) , the registrar must register the corresponding order.
The registrar must refer the corresponding order to the court for adaptation or modification for its effective operation in the State if—
the registrar believes it is necessary to do so; or
the police commissioner asks the registrar to do so.
If the corresponding order is referred to the court, a police officer must serve a copy of the application for registration of the corresponding order and an appearance notice on the respondent.
The application may be heard in the respondent’s absence if the court is satisfied a copy of the application and an appearance notice were served on the respondent under subsection (4) .
However, the court may, at any time before deciding the application, direct the police commissioner to give a further appearance notice to the respondent.
Section 13O applies to the hearing for the variation of the corresponding order as if the hearing were a hearing for an offender prohibition order.
The court may vary the corresponding order for the purposes of its registration by adapting or modifying it in a way the court considers necessary or desirable for its effective operation in the State.
For varying the corresponding order as mentioned in subsection (8) , the court must consider—
anything that may be considered under sections 13C and 13D on an application for a prohibition order under section 13C ; and
any changes in the respondent’s circumstances since the corresponding order was made.
The registrar must register the corresponding order as varied by the court.
A registered corresponding order is registered for the period during which the corresponding order, as originally made, is in force.
A regulation may—
prescribe the way the registrar is to register a corresponding order or a varied corresponding order; and
provide for the keeping of the register and access to it.
In this section—
appearance notice means a notice, in the approved form, stating the following in relation to a corresponding order—
that an application for the registration of the corresponding order has been referred to the court;
when and where the application is to be heard;
that the respondent is required to appear at the hearing;
that the court may register the corresponding order, or the corresponding order as varied by the court, in the respondent’s absence if the respondent fails to appear at the hearing.
s 13Z ins 2017 No. 14 s 11
(sec.13Z-ssec.1) This section applies if the registrar is satisfied— the corresponding order is in force; and the corresponding order was served on the person against whom it was made under the law of the jurisdiction where the corresponding order was made.
(sec.13Z-ssec.2) Subject to subsections (3) and (10) , the registrar must register the corresponding order.
(sec.13Z-ssec.3) The registrar must refer the corresponding order to the court for adaptation or modification for its effective operation in the State if— the registrar believes it is necessary to do so; or the police commissioner asks the registrar to do so.
(sec.13Z-ssec.4) If the corresponding order is referred to the court, a police officer must serve a copy of the application for registration of the corresponding order and an appearance notice on the respondent.
(sec.13Z-ssec.5) The application may be heard in the respondent’s absence if the court is satisfied a copy of the application and an appearance notice were served on the respondent under subsection (4) .
(sec.13Z-ssec.6) However, the court may, at any time before deciding the application, direct the police commissioner to give a further appearance notice to the respondent.
(sec.13Z-ssec.7) Section 13O applies to the hearing for the variation of the corresponding order as if the hearing were a hearing for an offender prohibition order.
(sec.13Z-ssec.8) The court may vary the corresponding order for the purposes of its registration by adapting or modifying it in a way the court considers necessary or desirable for its effective operation in the State.
(sec.13Z-ssec.9) For varying the corresponding order as mentioned in subsection (8) , the court must consider— anything that may be considered under sections 13C and 13D on an application for a prohibition order under section 13C ; and any changes in the respondent’s circumstances since the corresponding order was made.
(sec.13Z-ssec.10) The registrar must register the corresponding order as varied by the court.
(sec.13Z-ssec.11) A registered corresponding order is registered for the period during which the corresponding order, as originally made, is in force.
(sec.13Z-ssec.12) A regulation may— prescribe the way the registrar is to register a corresponding order or a varied corresponding order; and provide for the keeping of the register and access to it.
(sec.13Z-ssec.13) In this section— appearance notice means a notice, in the approved form, stating the following in relation to a corresponding order— that an application for the registration of the corresponding order has been referred to the court; when and where the application is to be heard; that the respondent is required to appear at the hearing; that the court may register the corresponding order, or the corresponding order as varied by the court, in the respondent’s absence if the respondent fails to appear at the hearing.
- (a) the corresponding order is in force; and
- (b) the corresponding order was served on the person against whom it was made under the law of the jurisdiction where the corresponding order was made.
- (a) the registrar believes it is necessary to do so; or
- (b) the police commissioner asks the registrar to do so.
- (a) anything that may be considered under sections 13C and 13D on an application for a prohibition order under section 13C ; and
- (b) any changes in the respondent’s circumstances since the corresponding order was made.
- (a) prescribe the way the registrar is to register a corresponding order or a varied corresponding order; and
- (b) provide for the keeping of the register and access to it.
- (a) that an application for the registration of the corresponding order has been referred to the court;
- (b) when and where the application is to be heard;
- (c) that the respondent is required to appear at the hearing;
- (d) that the court may register the corresponding order, or the corresponding order as varied by the court, in the respondent’s absence if the respondent fails to appear at the hearing.