Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005
16Reporting obligations of reportable offenders
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16 Reporting obligations of reportable offenders
A reportable offender must report to the Registrar or an authorised person –
(a) within 7 days of the court making an order under section 6 or 7 or a magistrate making an order under section 9 ; or
(b) if the offender is not a corresponding reportable offender and is in government custody, within 7 days after he or she ceases to be in government custody; or
(c) [Section 16 Amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 6, Applied:29 Nov 2017] if the offender is a corresponding reportable offender, within 3 days of arriving in Tasmania if he or she intends to remain in Tasmania for any period; or
(d) [Section 16 Amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 6, Applied:29 Nov 2017] subject to paragraph (da) , if the reportable offender intends to leave Tasmania for any period, no later than 7 days before leaving Tasmania; or
(da) [Section 16 Amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 6, Applied:29 Nov 2017] if circumstances make it impracticable for a reportable offender who intends to leave Tasmania for any period to make a report no later than 7 days before leaving Tasmania, no later than 24 hours before leaving Tasmania; or
(e) if the reportable offender has been absent from Tasmania for any period, within 7 days of entering Tasmania; or
(f) [Section 16 Amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 6, Applied:29 Nov 2017] subject to paragraph (fa) , any changes to his or her personal details, within 7 days of the change of those details; or
(fa) [Section 16 Amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 6, Applied:29 Nov 2017] any changes to his or her reportable contact with a child, within 24 hours of the change of the reportable contact; or
(g) any changes to his or her personal details which have occurred whilst absent from Tasmania within 7 days of entering Tasmania.