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Provision Description of offence
Section 471.25A(3) Using a postal or similar service to
“groom” persons under 16 –
procurement for sexual activity in
presence of sender or another person
Section 471.26 Using a postal or similar service to
send indecent material to person
under 16
Section 474.22 Using a carriage service for child
abuse material
Section 474.22A Possessing or controlling child abuse
material obtained or accessed using
a carriage service
Section 474.23A Conduct for the purposes of
electronic service used for child
abuse material
Section 474.25A Using a carriage service for sexual
activity with person under 16 years
of age
Section 474.25C Using a carriage service to prepare
or plan to cause harm to, engage in
sexual activity with, or procure for
sexual activity, persons under 16
years of age
Section 474.26 Using a carriage service to procure
persons under 16 years of age
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Section 474.27 Using a carriage service to “groom”
persons under 16 years of age
Section 474.27AA(1) Using a carriage service to “groom”
another person to make it easier to
procure persons under 16 years of
age – procurement for sender
Section 474.27AA(2) Using a carriage service to “groom”
another person to make it easier to
procure persons under 16 years of
age – procurement for another
person
Section 474.27AA(3) Using a carriage service to “groom”
another person to make it easier to
procure persons under 16 years of
age – procurement for sexual
activity in presence of sender or
another person
Section 474.27A Using a carriage service to transmit
indecent communication to person
under 16 years of age
Customs Act 1901 of
the Commonwealth
Section 233BAB Special offences relating to tier 2
goods (if the offence involves items
of child abuse material)
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Police Offences Act
1935
Section 7A Loitering near children
Section 8(1A)(a) Wilful and obscene exposing of
person
Section 13A(1) Observation or recording in breach
of privacy – private place or private
act
Section 13A(2) Observation or recording in breach
of privacy – genital or anal region
Section 13B Publishing or distributing prohibited
visual recording
Section 13C Possession of prohibited visual
recording
Section 21 Indecent or offensive action or
behaviour
Section 35(3) Assault with indecent intent
Sex Industry Offences
Act 2005
Section 11(1) Permitting child on premises while
sexual services are being provided –
sex worker
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Section 11(2) Permitting child on premises while
sexual services are being provided –
person receiving sexual services
SCHEDULE 2 – CLASS 2 OFFENCES
Section 14
PART 1 – CLASS 2 OFFENCES – ADULT OFFENDER
Provision Description of offence
Classification
(Publications, Films
and Computer Games)
Enforcement Act 1995
Section 73A Distributing child exploitation
material or facilitating the distribution
of child exploitation material
Criminal Code Act
1995 of the
Commonwealth
Section 273.6 Possessing, controlling, producing,
distributing or obtaining child abuse
material outside Australia
Section 471.20 Possessing, controlling, producing,
supplying or obtaining child abuse
material for use through a postal or
similar service
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Provision Description of offence
Section 474.23 Possessing, controlling, producing,
supplying or obtaining child abuse
material for use through a carriage
service
PART 2 – CLASS 2 OFFENCES –ALL OFFENDERS
Provision Description of offence
Classification
(Publications, Films
and Computer Games)
Enforcement Act 1995
Section 72 Make or produce bestiality product
Criminal Code
Section 122 Bestiality
Section 125(a) Permit penetrative sexual abuse of
child [or young person] on premises
– owner or occupier
Section 125(b) Permit penetrative sexual abuse of
child [or young person] on premises
– manager or controller
Section 125B Indecent act with or directed at a
child [or young person]
Section 125C(3) Procuring a child [or young person]
for indecent act
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Section 125E(2) Fail by a person in authority to
protect a child from a sexual offence
Section 127(1) Indecent assault
Section 130B(1) Distributing child exploitation
material
Section 133(1) Incest
Section 133(2) Permitting incest
Section 139(b) Interfering (indecently) with human
remains
Section 169 Administering a drug with intent to
facilitate the commission of an
offence [or the flight of an offender].
Section 170A Persistent family violence (the
commission of which involved an
unlawful family violence act
involving an offence against another
provision listed in this Schedule)
Section 178 Ill-treating a child
Section 186(1) Forcible abduction
Section 186(2) Abduction
Section 189 Abduction of a young person under
the age of 17 years
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Provision Description of offence
Section 192(1) Stalking and bullying (if the person
against whom the offence is
committed is a child)
Criminal Code Act
1995 of the
Commonwealth
Section 272.15 “Grooming” child to engage in
sexual activity outside Australia
Section 272.20 Preparing for or planning offence
against this Division
Sex Industry Offences
Act 2005
Section 7(1)(a) Intimidating, assaulting or
threatening to assault a sex worker
Section 7(2)(a) Intimidating, assaulting or
threatening to assault person to
induce provision of sexual services
or fee or reward derived from
provision of sexual services
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SCHEDULE 3 – CLASS 3 OFFENCES
Section 15
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Provision Description of offence
Classification
(Publications, Films
and Computer Games)
Enforcement Act 1995
Section 72A(a) Make or reproduce child
exploitation material
Section 72A(b) Cause or permit child exploitation
material to be made or reproduced
Section 72A(c) Be involved in the making or
reproduction of child exploitation
material
PART 2 – CLASS 3 OFFENCES – ALL OFFENDERS
Provision Description of offence
Classification
(Publications, Films
and Computer Games)
Enforcement Act 1995
Section 73 Procuring, or inviting or attempting
to procure, child to be involved in
making child exploitation material
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Criminal Code
Section 124 Penetrative sexual abuse of a child
[or young person]
Section 124A Penetrative sexual abuse of a child
[or young person] by a person in a
position of authority
Section 126 Penetrative sexual abuse of a person
with a mental impairment
Section 130A Producing child exploitation
material
Section 170A Persistent family violence (the
commission of which involved an
unlawful family violence act
involving an offence against another
provision listed in Schedule 1, 2 or
3)
Criminal Code Act
1995 of the
Commonwealth
Section 271.4 Trafficking in children
Section 271.7 Domestic trafficking in children
Section 272.8 Sexual intercourse with a child
outside Australia
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Section 272.9 Sexual activity (other than sexual
intercourse) with a child outside
Australia
Section 272.10 Aggravated offence – child with
mental impairment or under care,
supervision or authority of defendant
Section 272.11 Persistent sexual abuse of child
outside Australia
Section 272.12 Sexual intercourse with young
person outside Australia – defendant
in position of trust or authority
Section 272.13 Sexual activity (other than sexual
intercourse) with young person
outside Australia – defendant in
position of trust or authority
Section 272.14 Procuring child to engage in sexual
activity outside Australia
Section 272.18 Benefiting from offence against this
Division
Section 272.19 Encouraging offence against this
Division
Section 273.7 Aggravated offence – offence
involving conduct on 3 or more
occasions and 2 or more people
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Section 471.22 Aggravated offence – offence
involving conduct on 3 or more
occasions and 2 or more people
Section 474.24A Aggravated offence – offence
involving conduct on 3 or more
occasions and 2 or more people
Section 474.25B Aggravated offence – child with
mental impairment or under care,
supervision or authority of defendant
Criminal Code
Section 125A Persistent sexual abuse of a child [or
young person]
Section 125C(2) Procuring a child [or young person]
for penetrative sexual abuse
Section 125D(1) Grooming with intent to procure a
child [or young person] for sexual
abuse
Section 129(a) Procuring a person for penetrative
sexual abuse by threats
Section 129(b) Procuring a person for penetrative
sexual abuse by fraud
Section 130 Involving a person under the age of
18 years in the production of child
exploitation material
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Section 165A Infanticide
Section 169 Administering a drug with intent to
facilitate the commission of an
offence [or the flight of an offender]
(if the person against whom the
offence is committed is a child)
Section 178A Performing female genital mutilation
Section 178B Removal of child for performance of
female genital mutilation
Section 185 Rape
Section 191(1) Abduction of a child
Section 191(2) Harbouring an abducted child
Section 191A(a) Kidnapping
Sex Industry Offences
Act 2005
Section 7(1)(d) Administering to a sex worker, or
causing a sex worker to take, any
drug or other substance with the
intent to stupefy or overpower that
sex worker
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Section 7(2)(d) Administer to a person, or cause a
person to take, any drug or other
substance with the intent to stupefy
or overpower that person to induce
provision of sexual services or fee or
reward derived from provision of
sexual services
Section 8(2) Accosting a child
Section 9(1) Procuring, or otherwise causing or
permitting, a child to provide sexual
services in a sexual services business
Section 9(2) Receiving a fee or reward from
sexual services provided by a child
in a sexual services business
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PART 3 – COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER
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57. Principal Regulations
In this Part, the Community Protection (Offender
Reporting) Regulations 2016* are referred to as
the Principal Regulations.
58. Regulation 4 amended (Authorised persons)
Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations is
amended as follows:
(a) by omitting “classes of police officers”
and substituting “persons and classes of
persons”;
(b) by inserting in paragraph (d) “, and State
Service employees,” after “officers”.
59. Regulation 8 amended (Supervising authorities)
Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations is
amended by omitting “Chief Forensic
Psychiatrist” from column 2 of item 1 in the
table and substituting “Chief Psychiatrist”.
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60. Regulation 8A inserted
After regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations,
the following regulation is inserted:
8A. Prescribed offences in respect of child
offenders
For the purposes of section 6A(3) of the
Act, the following offences are
prescribed offences:
(a) sections 72A(a), (b), (c), 73A and
74A(a) of the Classification
(Publications, Films and
Computer Games) Enforcement
Act 1995;
(b) sections 130A, 130B and 130C of
the Criminal Code;
(c) sections 8(1A), 21 and 35(3) of
the Police Offences Act 1935;
(d) sections 273.6, 471.20, 474.22A
and 474.23 of the Criminal Code
1995 of the Commonwealth.
61. Regulation 10 amended (Prescribed entities)
Regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations is
amended as follows:
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(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) “of
Education” and substituting “for
Education, Children, and Young People”;
(b) by omitting from paragraph (b)
“Communities Tasmania” and
substituting “Health”;
(c) by omitting from paragraph (c) “Justice.”
and substituting “Justice;”;
(d) by inserting the following paragraphs
after paragraph (c):
(d) the Department of Premier and
Cabinet;
(e) Homes Tasmania;
(f) a government authority of the
Commonwealth, or of this or any
other State or of a Territory,
responsible for the protection of
children or reportable offender
management.
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PART 4 – SENTENCING ACT 1997 AMENDED
62. Principal Act
In this Part, the Sentencing Act 1997* is referred
to as the Principal Act.
63. Section 11A amended (Matters to be taken or not
taken into account in sentencing certain sexual
offenders)
Section 11A(1) of the Principal Act is amended
by inserting after paragraph (i) in the definition
of aggravating circumstance the following
paragraph:
(j) the offender, at the time of the
commission of the offence, being a
reportable offender within the meaning
of the Community Protection (Offender
Reporting) Act 2005;
*No. 59 of 1997
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PART 5 – CONCLUDING PROVISION
64. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of
the day on which the last uncommenced
provision of this Act commenced.
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