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Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000
6Notices to be given when registrable person ceases to be in custody or under supervision of supervising authority
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#### 6 Notices to be given when registrable person ceases to be in custody or under supervision of supervising authority
6 Notices to be given when registrable person ceases to be in custody or under supervision of supervising authority
> > (1) As soon as practicable before or after a registrable person—
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> > > (a) ceases to be in strict government custody, or
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> > > (b) ceases to be in government custody, or
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> > > (c) ceases to be subject to a supervised sentence, or
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> > > (d) ceases to participate in the Pre-Trial Diversion of Offenders Program under the [Pre-Trial Diversion of Offenders Act 1985](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1985-153), or
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> > > (e) ceases to be subject to a condition of parole requiring the person to be subject to supervision, or
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> > > (f) ceases to be an existing licensee, or
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> > > (g) becomes subject to an order under section 94 of the [Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2020-012) that allows the person to be absent from a mental health facility, correctional centre or other place on a regular and unsupervised basis,
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> > whether in respect of a registrable offence or otherwise, the supervising authority for the person is to give written notice of that fact to the Commissioner of Police.
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> > (2) As soon as practicable before or after a registrable person who has been in government custody for 14 or more consecutive days ceases to be in government custody, whether in respect of a registrable offence or otherwise, the supervising authority for the person is to give written notice to the person of—
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> > > (a) the person’s reporting obligations, and
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> > > (b) the consequences that may arise if the person fails to comply with those obligations.
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> > (3) Notice is not required to be given under subsection (2) if the person ceases to be in government custody because of an order under section 94 of the [Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2020-012) that allows the person to be absent from a mental health facility, correctional centre or other place on a regular and unsupervised basis.
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> > (4) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following—
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> > > (a) what constitutes absence on a regular and unsupervised basis,
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> > > (b) the manner and form in which written notice must be given under this section.
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> **s 6:** Am 2001 No 50, Sch 1 \[10\] \[11\]; 2004 No 85, Sch 1 \[18\]–\[20\]; 2014 No 54, Sch 1 \[21\]–\[23\]; 2020 No 12, Sch 3.3\[8\].