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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
sec.68Child protection register
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### sec.68 Child protection register
The police commissioner must establish a child protection register or arrange with another entity to establish a child protection register.
The register may contain the following information in relation to each reportable offender (to the extent that it is known by the police commissioner)—
the offender’s name and other identifying particulars;
details of each reportable offence of which the offender has been convicted or with which the person has been charged;
details of each offence of which the offender has been convicted that resulted in the making of an offender reporting order;
the date on which the offender was sentenced for any reportable offence;
the date on which the offender—
was released from government detention for a reportable offence; or
entered, or was released from, government detention for any offence during the offender’s reporting period;
whether the reportable offender is an offender who has been convicted of a device inspection offence;
See the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 21B for the power of a police officer to require a reportable offender who has been convicted of a device inspection offence to produce or otherwise make available for inspection each digital device in the reportable offender’s possession.
any information reported in relation to the reportable offender under part 4 ;
any other information that the police commissioner considers appropriate to include in the register.
The register may have various constituent parts, including, for example, a part maintained by any of the following entities—
the Queensland Police Service;
the police service of another State;
the Australian Federal Police;
the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission;
another entity or agency of the Commonwealth or a State prescribed by regulation.
If information that a reportable offender is an offender who has been convicted of a device inspection offence is placed on the register, the police commissioner must give the offender a written notice that states that fact as soon as practicable after the information is placed on the register.
s 68 amd 2014 No. 34 s 28 ; 2016 No. 48 s 18 sch 1 ; 2017 No. 14 s 31 ; 2023 No. 21 s 31 ; 2023 No. 10 s 16 (2) ; 2024 No. 24 s 57 s ch 1 pt 2
(sec.68-ssec.1) The police commissioner must establish a child protection register or arrange with another entity to establish a child protection register.
(sec.68-ssec.2) The register may contain the following information in relation to each reportable offender (to the extent that it is known by the police commissioner)— the offender’s name and other identifying particulars; details of each reportable offence of which the offender has been convicted or with which the person has been charged; details of each offence of which the offender has been convicted that resulted in the making of an offender reporting order; the date on which the offender was sentenced for any reportable offence; the date on which the offender— was released from government detention for a reportable offence; or entered, or was released from, government detention for any offence during the offender’s reporting period; whether the reportable offender is an offender who has been convicted of a device inspection offence; See the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 21B for the power of a police officer to require a reportable offender who has been convicted of a device inspection offence to produce or otherwise make available for inspection each digital device in the reportable offender’s possession. any information reported in relation to the reportable offender under part 4 ; any other information that the police commissioner considers appropriate to include in the register.
(sec.68-ssec.3) The register may have various constituent parts, including, for example, a part maintained by any of the following entities— the Queensland Police Service; the police service of another State; the Australian Federal Police; the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission; another entity or agency of the Commonwealth or a State prescribed by regulation.
(sec.68-ssec.4) If information that a reportable offender is an offender who has been convicted of a device inspection offence is placed on the register, the police commissioner must give the offender a written notice that states that fact as soon as practicable after the information is placed on the register.
- (a) the offender’s name and other identifying particulars;
- (b) details of each reportable offence of which the offender has been convicted or with which the person has been charged;
- (c) details of each offence of which the offender has been convicted that resulted in the making of an offender reporting order;
- (d) the date on which the offender was sentenced for any reportable offence;
- (e) the date on which the offender— (i) was released from government detention for a reportable offence; or (ii) entered, or was released from, government detention for any offence during the offender’s reporting period;
- (i) was released from government detention for a reportable offence; or
- (ii) entered, or was released from, government detention for any offence during the offender’s reporting period;
- (f) whether the reportable offender is an offender who has been convicted of a device inspection offence; Note— See the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 21B for the power of a police officer to require a reportable offender who has been convicted of a device inspection offence to produce or otherwise make available for inspection each digital device in the reportable offender’s possession.
- (g) any information reported in relation to the reportable offender under part 4 ;
- (h) any other information that the police commissioner considers appropriate to include in the register.
- (i) was released from government detention for a reportable offence; or
- (ii) entered, or was released from, government detention for any offence during the offender’s reporting period;
- (a) the Queensland Police Service;
- (b) the police service of another State;
- (c) the Australian Federal Police;
- (d) the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission;
- (e) another entity or agency of the Commonwealth or a State prescribed by regulation.