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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004
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19 Reportable offender must report changes to relevant personal
details
(1) A reportable offender must report to the Commissioner any change
in his or her personal details within 7 days after that change occurs.
(1A) If the change is a change to the reportable offender's personal
appearance that only alters the offender's appearance in a way that
is insignificant, the offender need not report the change.
(1B) Despite subsection (1A), if the change includes any of the following
the reportable offender must report the change under
subsection (1) even if the offender believes the change alters his or
her appearance in a way that is insignificant:
(a) shaving off a moustache or beard, growing a moustache or
beard or applying a false moustache or beard;
(b) colouring hair so it is a different colour (as opposed to a mere
change in the shade of colour);
(c) changing hair styles by shaving the head so it is bald, curling
straight hair, straightening curly or wavy hair, shortening hair
previously worn long or wearing a wig.
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(1C) If the change includes a change of the reportable offender's name,
he or she must give the Commissioner, at the time of making the
report, a copy of:
(a) any new birth certificate issued in relation to the change of
name; and
(b) any other documents relating to the change of name.
(1D) A reportable offender must also report to the Commissioner, within
7 days, any additional personal details as required by section 16(1)
that have not been previously reported to the Commissioner.
Example for subsection (1D)
Additional personal details would include additional telephone numbers, email
addresses or internet service providers used by the reportable offender that have
not been previously reported to the Commissioner.
(2) For subsection (1), a change occurs in the place where the
reportable offender or a child generally resides, or as to when the
reportable offender has unsupervised contact with a child, or in the
place where the reportable offender is generally employed, or the
motor vehicle that he or she generally drives, only if the minimum
number of days referred to in section 16(2) is reached or exceeded.
(2A) Subsection (2) does not limit a requirement under section 20 for a
reportable offender to report intended travel merely because the
travel results (or will result) in a change in a place where the
reportable offender generally resides.
Example for subsection (2A)
A reportable offender travels to another place within Australia and takes up
residence at the other place. Although the reportable offender is not required to
report the change in the place of residence until 14 days after the number of days
mentioned in section 16(2) have been reached, the reportable offender must
have reported the intended travel to the Commissioner before leaving the
Territory as required by section 20.
(3) If the personal details of a reportable offender (other than one to
whom Division 9 applies) change while he or she is not in the
Territory, he or she must report the change to the Commissioner
within 14 non-custodial days after entering the Territory unless he
or she leaves the Territory before the end of that period.
(4) A reportable offender who is in government custody in the Territory
for 14 or more consecutive days must report his or her personal
details to the Commissioner:
(a) within 7 days after ceasing to be in government custody; or
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(b) if he or she leaves the Territory before the end of that period –
before leaving the Territory.