Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Regulation 2025
20CShort-stay exemption from reporting for particular offenders—the Act, s 3M(4)(a)(i)
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 20C
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Regulation 2025.
20C Short-stay exemption from reporting for particular offenders—the Act, s 3M(4)(a)(i)
20C Short-stay exemption from reporting for particular offenders—the Act, s 3M(4)(a)(i)
(1) The Act, section 3M(2) and (3) do not apply to a person who resides in the following prescribed areas—
(a) the Australian Capital Territory,
(b) a border region.
(2) In this section—
border region means—
(a) the area in South Australia up to 100km west of the border between South Australia and New South Wales, and
(b) the area in Victoria comprising postcodes 3490, 3494, 3496, 3498, 3500, 3501, 3502, 3505, 3549, 3562, 3564, 3565, 3566, 3567, 3568, 3579, 3580, 3581, 3583, 3584, 3585, 3586, 3588, 3589, 3590, 3591, 3594, 3595, 3596, 3597, 3599, 3621, 3622, 3637, 3638, 3639, 3640, 3641, 3644, 3649, 3682, 3683, 3685, 3687, 3688, 3690, 3691, 3700, 3701, 3704, 3705, 3707, 3708, 3709, 3728, 3730, 3885, 3888, 3889, 3890, 3891, 3892 and 3900, and
(c) the area in Queensland comprising postcodes 4207, 4208, 4209, 4210, 4211, 4212, 4213, 4214, 4215, 4216, 4217, 4218, 4219, 4220, 4221, 4222, 4223, 4224, 4225, 4226, 4227, 4228, 4230, 4270, 4271, 4272, 4275, 4280, 4285, 4287, 4310, 4352, 4357, but only the parts within the Goondiwindi local government area, 4362, 4365, 4370, 4371, 4372, 4373, 4374, 4375, 4376, 4377, 4378, 4380, 4381, 4382, 4383, 4384, 4385, 4387, 4388, 4390, 4406, but only the parts within the Goondiwindi local government area, 4486, 4487, but only the parts within the Balonne local government area, 4488, 4490, 4491, 4492, 4493, 4494, 4496, 4497 and 4498.
s 20C: Ins 2025 (446), Sch 1[16].