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Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000
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#### 3I Calculation of reporting period specified in orders
3I Calculation of reporting period specified in orders
> > (1) The reporting period for a registrable person subject to a registrable person order or child protection registration order is—
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> > > (a) 8 years, if the person has only ever been found guilty of a single Class 2 offence, or
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> > > (b) 15 years, if the person—
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> > > > (i) has only ever been found guilty of a single Class 1 offence, or
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> > > > (ii) has ever been found guilty of more than a single registrable offence, but is not covered by paragraph (c), or
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> > > (c) the remainder of the person’s life, if the person is a registrable person in relation to—
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> > > > (i) a Class 1 offence and the person subsequently commits and is found guilty of another registrable offence, or
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> > > > (ii) a Class 2 offence and the person subsequently commits and is found guilty of a Class 1 offence, or
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> > > > (iii) a Class 2 offence and the person subsequently commits and is found guilty of another Class 2 offence and has ever been found guilty of 3 or more Class 2 offences.
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> > (2) If the registrable person was a child when each registrable offence was committed, the reporting period for the registrable person order or child protection registration order is—
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> > > (a) half the period that would otherwise apply under subsection (1)(a) or (b), or
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> > > (b) 7 and a half years, if subsection (1)(c) would otherwise apply.
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> > (3) If section 14C applies in relation to the registrable person, the reporting period must be extended in accordance with that section.
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> > (4) Subsection (1)(c) or (2)(b) does not apply if the registrable person was not given notice of the person’s reporting obligations under this Act or a corresponding Act before the person committed the subsequent offence.
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> > (5) A reference in subsection (1) or (2) to an offence extends to an offence committed before the commencement of the subsection.
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> **s 3I:** Ins 2024 No 62, Sch 1\[17\].