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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004
34Reporting by remote offenders
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34 Reporting by remote offenders
(1) If a reportable offender resides more than 100 km from the nearest
police station, the reportable offender, or a person entitled to make
the report on his or her behalf, need not comply with a time limit
concerning the making of a report in person under this Part if:
(a) he or she contacts the Commissioner before the time limit
expires; and
(b) the Commissioner agrees to allow the report to be made at a
specific time that is after the time limit expires and at a specific
place; and
(c) before the time limit expires, he or she provides the
Commissioner by telephone or other means acceptable to the
Commissioner with the information required to be reported.
(2) The Commissioner must ensure that there is a method of recording:
(a) all agreements made under this section; and
(b) all information provided under subsection (1).
(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the recording method adopted must
result in the creation of a written record for each agreement:
(a) that is identified by a unique reference number; and
(b) that identifies when and where the agreement was made; and
(c) that identifies the person who enters into the agreement; and
(d) that contains the terms of the agreement.