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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
sec.9AReportable contact defined
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### sec.9A Reportable contact defined
A reportable offender has reportable contact with a child if the offender—
has physical contact with the child; or
communicates with the child orally, whether in person, by telephone or over the internet; or
communicates with the child in writing (including by electronic communication).
Without limiting subsection (1) , reportable contact includes contact with a child when the offender is—
supervising or caring for any child; or
exchanging contact details with any child; or
attempting to befriend any child.
Reportable contact does not include contact with a child that is incidental to the offender’s daily life unless the contact—
involves an attempt by the offender to befriend, or establish further contact with, the child; or
occurs with a regularity or frequency, or in a way, that may reasonably be expected to result in a level of familiarity or trust between the offender and the child beyond what may reasonably be expected to be incidental to the offender’s daily life.
the offender buys a newspaper from a shop where the shop attendant is a child
the offender buys takeaway food from a shop that has child employees
In this section—
contact means contact that happens in Queensland or elsewhere.
s 9A ins 2014 No. 34 s 7
amd 2017 No. 14 s 9
(sec.9A-ssec.1) A reportable offender has reportable contact with a child if the offender— has physical contact with the child; or communicates with the child orally, whether in person, by telephone or over the internet; or communicates with the child in writing (including by electronic communication).
(sec.9A-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , reportable contact includes contact with a child when the offender is— supervising or caring for any child; or exchanging contact details with any child; or attempting to befriend any child.
(sec.9A-ssec.3) Reportable contact does not include contact with a child that is incidental to the offender’s daily life unless the contact— involves an attempt by the offender to befriend, or establish further contact with, the child; or occurs with a regularity or frequency, or in a way, that may reasonably be expected to result in a level of familiarity or trust between the offender and the child beyond what may reasonably be expected to be incidental to the offender’s daily life. the offender buys a newspaper from a shop where the shop attendant is a child the offender buys takeaway food from a shop that has child employees
(sec.9A-ssec.4) In this section— contact means contact that happens in Queensland or elsewhere.
- (a) has physical contact with the child; or
- (b) communicates with the child orally, whether in person, by telephone or over the internet; or
- (c) communicates with the child in writing (including by electronic communication).
- (a) supervising or caring for any child; or
- (b) exchanging contact details with any child; or
- (c) attempting to befriend any child.
- (a) involves an attempt by the offender to befriend, or establish further contact with, the child; or
- (b) occurs with a regularity or frequency, or in a way, that may reasonably be expected to result in a level of familiarity or trust between the offender and the child beyond what may reasonably be expected to be incidental to the offender’s daily life. Examples of contact with a child that is incidental to a reportable offender’s daily life— • the offender buys a newspaper from a shop where the shop attendant is a child • the offender buys takeaway food from a shop that has child employees
- • the offender buys a newspaper from a shop where the shop attendant is a child
- • the offender buys takeaway food from a shop that has child employees
- • the offender buys a newspaper from a shop where the shop attendant is a child
- • the offender buys takeaway food from a shop that has child employees