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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
sec.74AGPolice commissioner may provide photographs of particular reportable offenders
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### sec.74AG Police commissioner may provide photographs of particular reportable offenders
A person, other than a reportable offender, may ask the police commissioner to provide to the person a photograph of each reportable offender who resides in the locality of the person.
The request must be—
made in a way approved by the police commissioner; and
accompanied by any documents or information as required by the police commissioner.
Subject to this section, the police commissioner may decide to provide to the person the photograph of a reportable offender who resides in the locality of the person if—
the offender is required to comply with reporting obligations for a period under section 37 (2) , 38 (3) or 39 (1) ; or
the offender is required to comply with reporting obligations imposed on the offender under part 4 for the remainder of the offender’s life; or
the offender is subject to a supervision order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ; or
the offender is deemed to be a serious risk offender under subsection (5) .
The police commissioner must, before a photograph of a reportable offender mentioned in subsection (3) (c) is provided for the first time—
give the chief executive (corrective services) notice; and
consider any submission made by the chief executive (corrective services).
If the police commissioner considers at any time that a reportable offender poses a serious risk to the lives or sexual safety of 1 or more children or of children generally, the police commissioner may deem the offender to be a serious risk offender.
A reportable offender deemed to be a serious risk offender under subsection (5) , is a serious risk offender until earlier of the following—
the police commissioner deems the offender is not a serious risk offender;
the offender stops being a reportable offender.
The police commissioner must not delegate—
the power to deem a reportable offender to be a serious risk offender under subsection (5) ; and
the power to deem a reportable offender not to be a serious risk offender under subsection (6) (a) .
In this section—
locality , of a person, means the general locality where the person resides in the State.
photograph includes a digital image.
provide , a photograph to a person, means make the photograph available for inspection by the person in a secure way designed to be accessible only by the person.
s 74AG ins 2025 No. 25 s 8
(sec.74AG-ssec.1) A person, other than a reportable offender, may ask the police commissioner to provide to the person a photograph of each reportable offender who resides in the locality of the person.
(sec.74AG-ssec.2) The request must be— made in a way approved by the police commissioner; and accompanied by any documents or information as required by the police commissioner.
(sec.74AG-ssec.3) Subject to this section, the police commissioner may decide to provide to the person the photograph of a reportable offender who resides in the locality of the person if— the offender is required to comply with reporting obligations for a period under section 37 (2) , 38 (3) or 39 (1) ; or the offender is required to comply with reporting obligations imposed on the offender under part 4 for the remainder of the offender’s life; or the offender is subject to a supervision order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ; or the offender is deemed to be a serious risk offender under subsection (5) .
(sec.74AG-ssec.4) The police commissioner must, before a photograph of a reportable offender mentioned in subsection (3) (c) is provided for the first time— give the chief executive (corrective services) notice; and consider any submission made by the chief executive (corrective services).
(sec.74AG-ssec.5) If the police commissioner considers at any time that a reportable offender poses a serious risk to the lives or sexual safety of 1 or more children or of children generally, the police commissioner may deem the offender to be a serious risk offender.
(sec.74AG-ssec.6) A reportable offender deemed to be a serious risk offender under subsection (5) , is a serious risk offender until earlier of the following— the police commissioner deems the offender is not a serious risk offender; the offender stops being a reportable offender.
(sec.74AG-ssec.7) The police commissioner must not delegate— the power to deem a reportable offender to be a serious risk offender under subsection (5) ; and the power to deem a reportable offender not to be a serious risk offender under subsection (6) (a) .
(sec.74AG-ssec.8) In this section— locality , of a person, means the general locality where the person resides in the State. photograph includes a digital image. provide , a photograph to a person, means make the photograph available for inspection by the person in a secure way designed to be accessible only by the person.
- (a) made in a way approved by the police commissioner; and
- (b) accompanied by any documents or information as required by the police commissioner.
- (a) the offender is required to comply with reporting obligations for a period under section 37 (2) , 38 (3) or 39 (1) ; or
- (b) the offender is required to comply with reporting obligations imposed on the offender under part 4 for the remainder of the offender’s life; or
- (c) the offender is subject to a supervision order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ; or
- (d) the offender is deemed to be a serious risk offender under subsection (5) .
- (a) give the chief executive (corrective services) notice; and
- (b) consider any submission made by the chief executive (corrective services).
- (a) the police commissioner deems the offender is not a serious risk offender;
- (b) the offender stops being a reportable offender.
- (a) the power to deem a reportable offender to be a serious risk offender under subsection (5) ; and
- (b) the power to deem a reportable offender not to be a serious risk offender under subsection (6) (a) .