20ADirections to end reporting obligations—the Act, Sch 2, cl 34(3)

20A Directions to end reporting obligations—the Act, Sch 2, cl 34(3)

20A Directions to end reporting obligations—the Act, Sch 2, cl 34(3)

(1) This section applies in relation to a direction by the Commissioner of Police under the Act, Schedule 2, clause 34(1) that a registrable person’s reporting obligations cease to have effect.

(2) In deciding whether to give a direction, the Commissioner of Police must consider the following matters—

(a) whether the registrable person continues to pose a risk to the lives or sexual safety of one or more children or of children generally,

(b) the extent to which the registrable person’s reporting obligations manage the risk,

(c) the seriousness of the registrable person’s—

(i) registrable offences, and

(ii) corresponding registrable offences,

(d) the period of time since the offences were committed,

(e) the ages of, and difference in age between, the following persons when the offences were committed—

(i) the registrable person,

(ii) the victims of the offences,

(f) the registrable person’s present age,

(g) the registrable person’s total criminal record,

(h) other matters the Commissioner considers appropriate.

(3) If the Commissioner of Police decides to give the direction, the Commissioner must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give the direction by order to the registrable person.

(4) If the Commissioner of Police decides not to give the direction, the Commissioner must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give the registrable person written notice of the following—

(a) the decision,

(b) the registrable person’s right to apply for an internal review of the decision under section 20B and how to apply for a review.

s 20A: Ins 2025 (446), Sch 1[16].