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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 –
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> > > (a) within 7 days of the court making an order under [section 6](#GS6@EN) or [7](#GS7@EN) or a magistrate making an order under [section 9](#GS9@EN) ; or
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> > > (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
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> > > (c) [*\[Section 16 Amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 6, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS6@EN) 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
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> > > (d) [*\[Section 16 Amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 6, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS6@Hpc@EN) subject to [paragraph (da)](#GS16@Hpda@EN) , if the reportable offender intends to leave Tasmania for any period, no later than 7 days before leaving Tasmania; or
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> > > (da) [*\[Section 16 Amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 6, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS6@Hpc@EN) 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
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> > > (e) if the reportable offender has been absent from Tasmania for any period, within 7 days of entering Tasmania; or
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> > > (f) [*\[Section 16 Amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 6, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS6@Hpd@EN) subject to [paragraph (fa)](#GS16@Hpfa@EN) , any changes to his or her personal details, within 7 days of the change of those details; or
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> > > (fa) [*\[Section 16 Amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 6, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS6@Hpd@EN) any changes to his or her reportable contact with a child, within 24 hours of the change of the reportable contact; or
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> > > (g) any changes to his or her personal details which have occurred whilst absent from Tasmania within 7 days of entering Tasmania.