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Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000
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#### 3C Registrable person orders by sentencing court
3C Registrable person orders by sentencing court
> > (1) A court (the sentencing court) that sentences a person for a registrable offence must make an order (a registrable person order) that the person is a registrable person if—
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> > > (a) for a person who was an adult when the registrable offence was committed—the sentencing court imposes a sentence for the registrable offence, other than a no conviction order, or
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> > > (b) for a person who was a child when the registrable offence was committed—
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> > > > (i) the sentencing court imposes a sentence for the registrable offence, other than a no conviction order, and
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> > > > (ii) the prosecution requests the registrable person order be made, and
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> > > > (iii) the sentencing court is satisfied the registrable person order is necessary because the person poses a risk to the lives or sexual safety of one or more children or of children generally.
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> > Note—
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> > The [Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-092), section 43 allows proceedings to be reopened if the sentencing court makes an incorrect registrable person order or fails to make a registrable person order.
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> > (2) If a person is sentenced for more than 1 registrable offence, only 1 registrable person order must be made for all the offences.
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> > (3) The registrable person order must specify the reporting period calculated in accordance with section 3I.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > adult means a person who is not a child.
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> > no conviction order means an order under—
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> > > (a) the [Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-092), section 10, or
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> > > (b) the [Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-055), section 33(1)(a).
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> **s 3C:** Ins 2004 No 85, Sch 1 \[15\]. Subst 2007 No 87, Sch 1 \[7\]. Rep 2014 No 54, Sch 1 \[16\]. Ins 2018 No 33, Sch 2 \[6\]. Rep 2024 No 62, Sch 1\[10\]. Ins 2024 No 62, Sch 1\[12\].