3JNotice requirements

3J Notice requirements

3J Notice requirements

(1) This section applies to a court that makes a registrable person order or child protection registration order in relation to a person.

(2) The court must—

(a) arrange for the following to be given to the person, including if the person is not physically present in the court—

(i) a copy of the order,

(ii) written notice of—

(A) the person’s reporting obligations, and

(B) the consequences of failing to comply with the person’s reporting obligations, and

(b) verbally explain the matters specified in subparagraph (a)(ii) to the person in language the person is able to readily understand.

(3) The notice referred to in subsection (2)(a)(ii) must comply with the requirements of the regulations in relation to the form of the notice.

(4) The court may require the person—

(a) to remain in court or otherwise on the court premises until subsection (2) is complied with, or

(b) to collect the copy of the order and the written notice required under subsection (2)(a) from the court registry or another place on the court premises before leaving the premises.

(5) A registrable person order or child protection registration order is not invalidated by a failure to comply with subsection (2)(b).

(6) The regulations may make provision about the arrangements for giving the person a copy of the order or written notice under subsection (2)(a) if the person is not physically present in the court when the order is made.

Example—

a person attending court by audio visual link

(7) As soon as practicable after the order is made, the court must give a copy of the order to—

(a) the Commissioner of Police, and

(b) the supervising authority for the person.

s 3J: Ins 2024 No 62, Sch 1[17] (am 2025 No 56, Sch 5.2[1]–[3]).