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Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000
2FOffences arising from same incident to be treated as single offence
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#### 2F Offences arising from same incident to be treated as single offence
2F Offences arising from same incident to be treated as single offence
> > (1) A person, other than a court, who is calculating a reporting period must treat 2 or more offences as a single offence if the offences arise from the same incident.
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> > Example—
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> > the Commissioner of Police calculating a reporting period for a corresponding registrable person
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> > (2) The single offence must be treated as a Class 1 offence if at least 1 of the offences comprising the single offence is a Class 1 offence.
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> > (3) The single offence must be treated as a Class 2 offence if—
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> > > (a) at least 1 of the offences comprising the single offence is a Class 2 offence, and
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> > > (b) none of the offences is a Class 1 offence.
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> > (4) For this section, offences arise from the same incident if—
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> > > (a) each of the offences is committed within 24 hours of one or more of the other offences, and
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> > > (b) for offences committed against a person—the offences are committed against the same person.
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> **s 2F:** Ins 2024 No 62, Sch 1\[5\].