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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004
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31 Power to take photographs
(1) A police officer receiving a report made in person under this Part
may require the reportable offender:
(a) to be photographed; or
(b) to expose any part of his or her body to enable that part of the
body to be photographed by the police officer or a person
authorised by the police officer.
(2) A police officer cannot, under this section, require a reportable
offender to expose his or her genitals, the anal area of his or her
buttocks or, for females or transgender people who identify as
females, their breasts.
(3) A photograph taken under this section must be taken:
(a) in a place where no members of the public are present; and
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(b) if practicable, by a person who is the same sex as the
(4) If practicable, any police officer who is present while a photograph
is being taken under this section must be of the same sex as the
(5) If a reportable offender is to be photographed under this section,
the following applies:
(a) a reportable offender who is a child must not be photographed
unless he or she is accompanied by a parent or guardian or, if
neither a parent or guardian is available, an independent
person;
(b) a reportable offender who is not a child is entitled to be
accompanied by a support person of his or her own choice.