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Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005
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### 17 Report by reportable offender of personal details
> > (1) The details the reportable offender must report are –
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> > > > (a) his or her name, together with any other name by which he or she is, or has previously been, known; and
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> > > > (b) in respect of each name other than his or her current name, the period during which he or she was known by that other name; and
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> > > > (ba) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2011, s. 5, Applied:16 Jun 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-06-16/act-2011-011#GS5@Hpa@EN) any application he or she has made, or intends to make, to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for a change of details; and
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> > > > (c) his or her date of birth; and
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> > > > (d) the address of each of the premises at which he or she generally resides; and
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> > > > (da) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by S.R. 2017, No. 75, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/sr-2017-075#GS4@EN) the names and ages of any children with whom he or she engages in any form of direct or indirect communication for the purpose of inviting any further communication or contact with the child; and
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> > > > (e) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpa@EN) the address of any premises to which he or she has unrestricted access for the purposes of storing any item or for any other purpose; and
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> > > > (ea) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpa@EN) the names and ages of any children with whom he or she has reportable contact; and
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> > > > (eb) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpa@EN) details of his or her parental status, including whether or not a partner or the reportable offender is pregnant; and
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> > > > (ec) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpa@EN) the name and address of the school or child care facility attended by any child with whom he or she has reportable contact; and
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> > > > (ed) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpa@EN) details of the existence of any family law court order that involves a child with whom he or she has reportable contact; and
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> > > > (f) if he or she is employed –
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> > > > > > (i) the nature of his or her employment; and
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> > > > > > (ii) the name of his or her employer (if any); and
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> > > > > > (iii) the address of each of the premises at which he or she is generally employed or, if he or she is not generally employed at any particular premises, the name of each of the localities in which he or she is generally employed; and
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> > > > (g) details of his or her affiliation with any club or organisation that has members who are children or that conducts activities in which children participate; and
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> > > > (h) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpb@EN) the make, model, colour and registration number of any motor vehicle, boat, caravan, motorhome, jet ski, or other vehicle, owned by, or generally driven by, him or her; and
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> > > > (i) details of any tattoos or permanent distinguishing marks (including details of any tattoo or mark that has been removed) and any surgery or cosmetic procedure which has significantly altered his or her appearance; and
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> > > > (ia) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2011, s. 5, Applied:16 Jun 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-06-16/act-2011-011#GS5@Hpb@EN) details of any internet service provider or provider of a carriage service (within the meaning of the *Telecommunications Act 1997* of the Commonwealth) used, or intended to be used, by the person; and
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> > > > (ib) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2011, s. 5, Applied:16 Jun 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-06-16/act-2011-011#GS5@Hpb@EN) details of the type of any internet connection used, or intended to be used, by the person, including whether the connection is a wireless, broadband, asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), satellite or dial-up connection; and
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> > > > (ic) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2011, s. 5, Applied:16 Jun 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-06-16/act-2011-011#GS5@Hpb@EN) details of any email addresses, internet user names, instant messaging user names, chat room user names or any other user name or identity used, or intended to be used, by the person through the internet or other electronic communication service and any passwords associated with each of these; and
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> > > > (id) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpc@EN) details of any passwords, codes or other information or assistance required to enable the Registrar, or a police officer of a class authorised in writing by the Registrar, to gain access to data stored on any computer, mobile telephone or other electronic device capable of storing electronic data owned, used, or intended to be used, by the person; and
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> > > > (ie) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpc@EN) details of any mobile or fixed telephone number used, or intended to be used, by the person; and
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> > > > (j) whether he or she has ever been found guilty in any foreign jurisdiction of a reportable offence or of an offence that required him or her to report to a corresponding registrar or been subject to a corresponding offender reporting order and, if so, where that finding occurred or that order was made; and
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> > > > (k) if he or she has been in government custody since he or she was sentenced or released from government custody (as the case may be) in respect of a reportable offence or corresponding reportable offence, details of when and where that government custody occurred.
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> > (1A) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 11 of 2011, s. 5, Applied:16 Jun 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-06-16/act-2011-011#GS5@Hpc@EN) A reportable offender must present to the Registrar or an authorised person for inspection all valid passports held by the offender and provide to the Registrar or an authorised person updated details in relation to any of those passports.
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> > (1B) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpd@EN) A reportable offender must present to the Registrar, or an authorised person, for inspection, any computer, mobile telephone, or other electronic device capable of storing electronic data, owned, used, or intended to be used, by the reportable offender.
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> > (2) For the purposes of this section, a person is taken to be employed if he or she –
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> > > > (a) carries out work under a contract of employment; or
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> > > > (b) carries out work as a self-employed person or as a subcontractor; or
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> > > > (c) carries out work as a volunteer for an organisation; or
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> > > > (d) undertakes practical training as part of an educational or vocational course; or
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> > > > (e) carries out work as a minister of religion or in any other capacity for the purposes of a religious organisation.
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> > (3) For the purposes of this section, a person is taken to be an employer of a reportable offender if the person –
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> > > > (a) arranges, in the course of business, for the reportable offender to be employed by another person; or
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> > > > (b) engages the reportable offender under contract to carry out work.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpe@EN) For the purposes of this Act, a reportable offender is taken to have reportable contact with a child if the reportable offender –
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> > > > (a) generally resides in the same premises as the child, for at least 3 days (whether or not consecutive) in a period of 12 months; or
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> > > > (b) is unsupervised and cares for, or supervises, the child for at least 3 days (whether or not consecutive) in a period of 12 months; or
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> > > > (c) provides his or her contact details to the child or receives the child's contact details from the child; or
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> > > > (d) engages in any of the following with the child for the purpose of inviting any further contact or communication with the child:
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> > > > > > (i) any form of actual physical contact;
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> > > > > > (ii) any form of oral communication (whether face-to-face, by telephone or by use of the internet);
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> > > > > > (iii) any form of communication made in a document (whether by writing or printing).
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> > (5) [*\[Section 17 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 53 of 2016, s. 7, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS7@Hpe@EN) The regulations may amend the personal details listed in [subsection (1)](#GS17@Gs1@EN) , by omitting personal details listed, amending personal details listed or adding new personal details to that list.