2FOffences arising from same incident to be treated as single offence

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.

Example—

the Commissioner of Police calculating a reporting period for a corresponding registrable person

(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.

(3) The single offence must be treated as a Class 2 offence if—

(a) at least 1 of the offences comprising the single offence is a Class 2 offence, and

(b) none of the offences is a Class 1 offence.

(4) For this section, offences arise from the same incident if—

(a) each of the offences is committed within 24 hours of one or more of the other offences, and

(b) for offences committed against a person—the offences are committed against the same person.

s 2F: Ins 2024 No 62, Sch 1[5].