15Registrable persons who are children or have special needs—the Act, s 22(1A)(f)(ii)

15 Registrable persons who are children or have special needs—the Act, s 22(1A)(f)(ii)

15 Registrable persons who are children or have special needs—the Act, s 22(1A)(f)(ii)

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a statutory notice is required to be given to a registrable person, and

(b) before the statutory notice is given to the person, the sentencing court, supervising authority or Commissioner of Police forms the opinion that the registrable person—

(i) is a child or has a special need, and

(ii) is incapable of understanding the statutory notice.

(2) If the sentencing court forms the opinion under subsection (1)(b), the court must inform the following of the court’s opinion and the reasons for the opinion—

(a) the Commissioner of Police,

(b) the supervising authority for the registrable person.

(3) If the supervising authority forms the opinion under subsection (1)(b), the authority must—

(a) inform the Commissioner of Police of the authority’s opinion and the reasons for the opinion, and

(b) take measures to help the registrable person understand the registrable person’s reporting obligations and the consequences of failing to comply with the reporting obligations, and

(c) keep a record of measures taken by the authority under this subsection in relation to the registrable person, and

(d) inform the Commissioner of Police of each occasion on which measures are taken under paragraph (b) and the nature of the measures taken.

(4) If the Commissioner of Police forms the opinion under subsection (1)(b), the Commissioner must—

(a) inform the supervising authority for the registrable person of the Commissioner’s opinion and the reasons for the opinion, and

(b) take measures to help the registrable person understand the registrable person’s reporting obligations and the consequences of failing to comply with the reporting obligations, and

(c) keep a record of the measures—