11Contact with children must be reported

#### 11 Contact with children must be reported 11 Contact with children must be reported > > (1) This section applies if a registrable person has contact with a child that involves the registrable person— > > > > > (a) supervising or caring for the child, or > > > > > (b) visiting or staying at a household where the child is present, or > > > > > (c) exchanging contact details with the child, including giving the person’s contact details to the child, or > > > > > (d) attempting to befriend the child, or > > > > > (e) attempting to establish contact or further contact with the child. > > > (2) Within 24 hours after the registrable person has the contact with the child, the registrable person must give the Commissioner of Police a report that includes the following information, to the extent it is known by the registrable person— > > > > > (a) the child’s name, > > > > > (b) the child’s date of birth, > > > > > (c) the child’s address or other means of contacting the child. > > > (3) A registrable person is not required to give the Commissioner of Police a report under this section if— > > > > > (a) the child resides with the registrable person, and > > > > > (b) the registrable person has previously reported to the Commissioner of Police that the child resides with the registrable person. > > > > Note— > > > > See Schedule 1C, clause 9(2) for the circumstances in which a child is taken to reside with a person. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > contact or further contact, with a child, includes the following— > > > > > (a) physical contact with the child, including by touching the child or being in very close physical proximity to the child, > > > > > (b) oral communication with the child, including communication taking place in person or by telephone or electronic means, > > > > > (c) written communication with the child, including communication taking place by mail, telephone or electronic means. > > **s 11:** Subst 2004 No 85, Sch 1 \[22\]. Am 2007 No 87, Sch 1 \[16\] \[17\]; 2009 No 93, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2014 No 54, Sch 1 \[31\]–\[33\]. Subst 2024 No 62, Sch 1\[33\].