3ICalculation of reporting period specified in orders

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—

(a) 8 years, if the person has only ever been found guilty of a single Class 2 offence, or

(b) 15 years, if the person—

(i) has only ever been found guilty of a single Class 1 offence, or

(ii) has ever been found guilty of more than a single registrable offence, but is not covered by paragraph (c), or

(c) the remainder of the person’s life, if the person is a registrable person in relation to—

(i) a Class 1 offence and the person subsequently commits and is found guilty of another registrable offence, or

(ii) a Class 2 offence and the person subsequently commits and is found guilty of a Class 1 offence, or

(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.

(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—

(a) half the period that would otherwise apply under subsection (1)(a) or (b), or

(b) 7 and a half years, if subsection (1)(c) would otherwise apply.

(3) If section 14C applies in relation to the registrable person, the reporting period must be extended in accordance with that section.

(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.

(5) A reference in subsection (1) or (2) to an offence extends to an offence committed before the commencement of the subsection.

s 3I: Ins 2024 No 62, Sch 1[17].