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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
sec.26AReportable offender with disability may be assisted to make report
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### sec.26A Reportable offender with disability may be assisted to make report
This section applies if—
a reportable offender is a person with disability; and
because of the offender’s disability, it is impracticable for the offender to make a report the offender is required to make under this part.
A parent, guardian or carer of the reportable offender, or another person nominated by the offender, may—
if the offender is required to make the report in person—accompany the offender to the place where the offender is required to make the report; and
make the report on the offender’s behalf.
s 26A ins 2023 No. 21 s 15
(sec.26A-ssec.1) This section applies if— a reportable offender is a person with disability; and because of the offender’s disability, it is impracticable for the offender to make a report the offender is required to make under this part.
(sec.26A-ssec.2) A parent, guardian or carer of the reportable offender, or another person nominated by the offender, may— if the offender is required to make the report in person—accompany the offender to the place where the offender is required to make the report; and make the report on the offender’s behalf.
- (a) a reportable offender is a person with disability; and
- (b) because of the offender’s disability, it is impracticable for the offender to make a report the offender is required to make under this part.
- (a) if the offender is required to make the report in person—accompany the offender to the place where the offender is required to make the report; and
- (b) make the report on the offender’s behalf.