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Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000
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#### 15 Suspension and extension of reporting obligations
15 Suspension and extension of reporting obligations
> > (1) A registrable person’s reporting obligations are suspended for any period during which—
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> > > (a) the person is in government custody, or
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> > > (b) the person is outside New South Wales unless the person is a person to whom Division 5 applies or the obligation is under section 11B, or
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> > > (c) the person is the subject of an order in force under section 16 (or an equivalent order in a foreign jurisdiction), or
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> > > (d) the person is the subject of an interim supervision order or extended supervision order under the [Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-007) or the [Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-068).
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> > (2) The period for which a registrable person’s reporting obligations continue is extended by the length of time for which those obligations are suspended from time to time under subsection (1) (a).
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> > (3) The reporting period of a registrable person whose reporting obligations are suspended under subsection (1)(b) is extended by the length of time during the period of suspension that—
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> > > (a) the person was—
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> > > > (i) travelling outside Australia for longer than 28 days, or
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> > > > (ii) resident outside Australia, and
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> > > (b) the person was not required to report under a corresponding Act.
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> > (4) The reporting period of a registrable person is extended by the additional period specified in subsection (5) if the person is in breach of the person’s reporting obligations because the person failed to give the Commissioner of Police a personal information report within 28 days after the day on which the report was due to be given.
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> > (5) The additional period for subsection (4)—
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> > > (a) means the period—
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> > > > (i) starting 28 days after the personal information report was due to be given, and
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> > > > (ii) ending when the person gives the Commissioner of Police the personal information report, and
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> > > (b) excludes any period during which the person’s reporting obligations are suspended.
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> **s 15:** Am 2004 No 85, Sch 1 \[32\]–\[34\]; 2007 No 87, Sch 1 \[25\]; 2009 No 93, Sch 1 \[4\]; 2013 No 4, Sch 2.4; 2014 No 54, Sch 1 \[36\]; 2017 No 68, Sch 2.4; 2024 No 62, Sch 1\[46\].