Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004
Western Australia
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004
Contents
Citation 1
Commencement 1
Terms used 1
Authorised persons (s. 3) 3
Corresponding Acts (s. 3) 3
5A. Corresponding juvenile offender exemption orders (s. 3) 4
5B. Corresponding juvenile offender non‑registration orders (s. 3) 4
5C. Corresponding juvenile offender reporting orders (s. 3) 4
Corresponding offender reporting orders (s. 3) 5
6A. Sentences (s. 3) 6
Supervising authorities (s. 3) 7
7A. Reportable contact details (s. 4B) 8
Offences — relevance if committed by child (s. 6) 8
Foreign witness protection laws (s. 6 and 75) 9
Specified date for determining New South Wales reportable offenders (s. 8) 9
11A. Class 1 offences (s. 10) 9
Class 2 offences (s. 11) 10
Means of contacting authorised person for certain persons entering Western Australia (s. 27) 12
Manner of reporting change of reportable offender’s travel plans while out of Western Australia (s. 31) 12
Directions as to police station or approved place at which reportable offender must report (s. 34) 12
14AA. Photographs to be included in report made electronically 12
14A. Manner in which unique reference number or acknowledgment may be given (s. 37) 14
Prescribed form of identification (s. 38(2A)(a)(iv)) 15
Prescribed distance — reporting by remote offenders (s. 43) 15
Persons required to give notice of reporting obligations etc. to reportable offenders (s. 67) 16
Details to be included in notice given by supervising authority to Commissioner (s. 70) 17
20A. Agency officials to whom and circumstances in which disclosure can be made (s. 82) 17
20B. Delegation by Commissioner (s. 82A) 19
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Corresponding protection orders (s. 85) 19
Application for recognition of corresponding protection orders (s. 108(2)(a)) 20
Recognition of corresponding protection orders (s. 108(2)(b)) 21
Effect of recognition of corresponding protection orders (s. 108(2)(d)) 21
Variation or revocation of recognised order in a foreign jurisdiction 22
26A. Authorisation of absences from assessment or treatment (s. 94A(5)(a)) 23
26B. Reports by persons providing assessment or administering treatment (s. 94A(5)(c)) 25
26C. Manner of making requirement to give a sample (s. 94B(8)(a)) 25
26D. Manner of conducting breath test (s. 94B(8)(b)) 26
26E. Authorised sample collectors to take or collect samples (s. 94B(8)(b)) 27
26F. Manner of taking sample of blood or collecting sample of urine (s. 94B(8)(b)) 27
26G. Collection of samples (s. 94B(8)(e)) 29
26H. Authorisation of persons as analysts (s. 94B(8)(c)) 30
26I. Reporting results of analysis (s. 94B(8)(d)) 30
26K. Certificate evidence (s. 94B(8)(i)) 31
26L. Prescribed offences under law of foreign jurisdiction (s. 108A) 32
Forms 33
Schedule 1 — Forms
Summons: Application for order 34
Summons: Further hearing after interim order 36
Summons: Application to vary or revoke child protection order 38
Request to take sample of blood or urine (r. 26F(2)) 40
Certificate of authorised sample collector (r. 26G(5)) 42
Certificate of analyst (r. 26I(3)) 44
Notes
Compilation table 46
Defined terms
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004
1. Citation
These regulations are the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004 1.
2. Commencement
These regulations come into operation on 1 February 2005.
3. Terms used
In these regulations —
analyst means a person authorised under regulation 26H(2);
authorised breath tester has the meaning given in regulation 26D(1);
authorised sample collector means a medical practitioner, a registered nurse or a phlebotomist;
blood alcohol content means the concentration of alcohol in a person’s blood, expressed in grams of alcohol per 100 ml of blood;
blood sampling equipment has the meaning given in regulation 26F(1);
Breath Analysis Regulations means the Road Traffic (Breath Analysis) Regulations 1975;
breath test means a test of a sample of a reportable offender’s breath under section 94B(2)(a) of the Act by means of breath testing equipment;
breath testing equipment means a type of apparatus that is approved under the Road Traffic Act 1974 section 72(2)(a) or (b);
Department of Justice means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Prisons Act 1981;
foreign court means a court of a foreign jurisdiction;
medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) in the medical profession;
phlebotomist means the holder of a current certificate of competency in phlebotomy issued by an Australian public hospital or teaching facility;
recognised order means a corresponding protection order recognised under regulation 23(1);
registered nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) in the nursing profession whose name is entered on Division 1 of the Register of Nurses kept under that Law as a registered nurse;
registrar has the same meaning as it has in —
(a) the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988; or
(b) the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969,
as the case requires;
relevant court, in relation to a corresponding protection order, means —
(a) if the order is made by a foreign court that corresponds to the Children’s Court — the Children’s Court;
(b) otherwise, the District Court;
urine sampling equipment has the meaning given in regulation 26F(1).
[Regulation 3 inserted: Gazette 1 Jun 2007 p. 2525‑6; amended: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 4995-7; 13 Nov 2018 p. 4433; SL 2021/57 r. 4; SL 2025/142 r. 4.]
4. Authorised persons (s. 3)
A person is prescribed to be an authorised person for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 3 of the Act if the person is —
(a) employed in the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act; and
(b) authorised in writing by the Commissioner for the purposes of this regulation.
[Regulation 4 amended: SL 2025/142 r. 5.]
5. Corresponding Acts (s. 3)
Each of the following laws is prescribed to be a corresponding Act for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 3 of the Act —
(a) the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 of New South Wales;
(b) the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 of Victoria;
(c) the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 (Queensland);
(d) the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 of the Northern Territory;
(e) the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 of the Australian Capital Territory;
(f) the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 of Tasmania;
(g) the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 of South Australia;
(h) the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (United Kingdom);
(i) the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (2004 c. 10) (Canada);
(j) the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 (New Zealand).
[Regulation 5 amended: Gazette 8 Sep 2006 p. 3641; 22 Jun 2007 p. 2862; 28 Mar 2008 p. 914; 25 Nov 2008 p. 4990; 20 Feb 2009 p. 354; SL 2021/192 r. 4.]
5A. Corresponding juvenile offender exemption orders (s. 3)
An order made under the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 (ACT) section 122C(10) is a corresponding juvenile offender exemption order for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 3 of the Act.
[Regulation 5A inserted: SL 2025/213 r. 4.]
5B. Corresponding juvenile offender non‑registration orders (s. 3)
Each of the following is a corresponding juvenile offender non‑registration order for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 3 of the Act —
(a) an order made under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) section 3C(1) (as in force from time to time before 29 September 2025) and continued under Schedule 2 clause 33(1) of that Act;
(b) a decision made under the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 (ACT) section 9(3) that results in the person not being a registrable offender under that Act.
[Regulation 5B inserted: SL 2025/213 r. 4.]
5C. Corresponding juvenile offender reporting orders (s. 3)
(1) Each of the following is a corresponding juvenile offender reporting order for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 3 of the Act —
(a) an order made under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) section 3C(1) in relation to a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence committed by the person when they were a child;
(b) an order made under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 (NT) section 13(2) in relation to a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence;
(c) an order made under the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 (Vic) section 11(2) in relation to a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence;
(d) an order made under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 (Tas) section 6(1) in relation to a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence committed by the person when they were a child;
(e) an order made under the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 (SA) section 9(1) in relation to a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence committed by the person when they were a child.
(2) A reference in subregulation (1) to a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence is a reference to those terms as defined in section 3 of the Act.
[Regulation 5C inserted: SL 2025/213 r. 4.]
6. Corresponding offender reporting orders (s. 3)
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), each of the following is a corresponding offender reporting order for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 3 of the Act —
(a) an order made under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) section 3C, 3D, 3E or 3F;
(b) an order made under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 (NT) section 13;
(c) an order made under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 (Qld) section 12B or 12C (including an order taken, under section 96 of that Act, to be an order made under 1 of those sections);
(d) an order made under the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 (Vic) section 11;
(e) an order made under the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 (ACT) section 15 or 18C;
(f) an order made under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 (Tas) section 6, 7 or 9;
(g) an order made under the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 (SA) section 9;
(h) an order made under the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 (NZ) section 9.
(2) An order listed in subregulation (1) is not a corresponding offender reporting order if the order is in relation to a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence committed by the person when they were a child.
Note for this subregulation:
See regulation 5C for corresponding juvenile offender reporting orders.
(3) A reference in subregulation (2) to a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence is a reference to those terms as defined in section 3 of the Act.
[Regulation 6 inserted: SL 2025/213 r. 5.]
6A. Sentences (s. 3)
Each of the following is a sentence for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 3 of the Act —
(a) a pre‑sentence order under the Sentencing Act 1995 Part 3A in force on or after 1 June 2007;
(b) a community supervision order or an interim or extended community supervision order under the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023, or an interim disposition under section 205(1)(b) of that Act.
[Regulation 6A inserted: SL 2024/172 r. 4.]
7. Supervising authorities (s. 3)
(1) Except as stated in subregulation (2) or (4), the chief executive officer of the Department of Justice is prescribed to be the supervising authority for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 3 of the Act in relation to a reportable offender who is —
(a) in strict government custody (other than a reportable offender who is in immigration detention); or
(b) in government custody (other than a reportable offender who is in immigration detention); or
(c) subject to a community order; or
(d) subject to supervision as a condition of parole; or
(e) an existing licensee.
(2) The chief executive officer of the Department of Health is prescribed to be the supervising authority for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 3 of the Act in relation to a reportable offender who is a detainee under the CLMI Act unless the offender —
(a) is detained in a prison or detention centre; or
(ba) is a resident as defined in the Declared Places (Mental Impairment) Act 2015 section 3; or
(b) as a condition of being released under a leave of absence order, is subject to supervision by an officer of the Department of Justice.
(3) In subregulation (2) —
Department of Health means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Public Health Act 2016;
detention centre has the same meaning as it has in the Young Offenders Act 1994 section 3;
leave of absence order has the meaning given in the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023 section 77(1);
prison has the same meaning as it has in the Prisons Act 1981 section 3.
(4) The chief executive officer of the Commission is prescribed to be the supervising authority for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 3 of the Act in relation to a reportable offender who is a resident.
(5) In subregulation (4) —
Commission means the Disability Services Commission referred to in the Disability Services Act 1993 section 6;
resident has the meaning given in the Declared Places (Mental Impairment) Act 2015 section 3.
[Regulation 7 amended: Gazette 1 Jun 2007 p. 2528; 16 Jun 2015 p. 2077‑8; 10 Jan 2017 p. 222; SL 2024/172 r. 5; SL 2025/142 r. 6.]
7A. Reportable contact details (s. 4B)
For the purposes of section 4B(2)(c) of the Act, the frequency of the contact or likely contact with the child is a detail related to reportable contact or likely reportable contact with a child by a reportable offender.
[Regulation 7A inserted: SL 2025/142 r. 7.]
8. Offences — relevance if committed by child (s. 6)
For the purposes of section 6(4) of the Act, the following offences are prescribed —
(aa) an offence under The Criminal Code section 218;
(ab) an offence under The Criminal Code section 219;
(ac) an offence under The Criminal Code section 220;
(a) an offence under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996 3 section 60 (deleted);
(b) an offence under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1996 3 section 101.
[Regulation 8 amended: Gazette 1 Jul 2011 p. 2746‑7.]
9. Foreign witness protection laws (s. 6 and 75)
For the purposes of sections 6(5) and 75(2) of the Act, the following foreign witness protection laws are specified —
(a) the Witness Protection Act 1994 of the Commonwealth;
(b) the Witness Protection Act 1995 of New South Wales;
(c) the Witness Protection Act 1991 of Victoria;
(d) the Witness Protection Act 2000 of Queensland;
(e) the Witness Protection Act 1996 of South Australia;
(f) the Witness Protection Act 2000 of Tasmania;
(g) the Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act2002 (Northern Territory);
(h) the Witness Protection Act 1996 of the Australian Capital Territory.
[Regulation 9 amended: SL 2025/142 r. 8.]
10. Specified date for determining New South Wales reportable offenders (s. 8)
For the purposes of section 8 of the Act, 1 February 2005 is specified.
11A. Class 1 offences (s. 10)
(1) For the purposes of section 10(c) of the Act, the offences under the provisions of the Criminal Code (Commonwealth) listed in the Table are prescribed to be Class 1 offences.
Table
s. 272.8
s. 272.10
s. 272.11
s. 272.12
(2) For the purposes of section 10(c) of the Act, the offences under the Crimes Act 1914 (Commonwealth) sections 50BA and 50BB are Class 1 offences.
(3) If a provision referred to in this regulation is a repealed provision, the reference is taken to be a reference to the provision as in force from time to time before its repeal.
[Regulation 11A inserted: Gazette 21 Jan 2011 p. 158; amended: SL 2021/125 r. 4; SL 2025/142 r. 9.]
11. Class 2 offences (s. 11)
(1) For the purposes of section 11(c) of the Act, the offences under the provisions of the Criminal Code (Commonwealth) listed in the Table are prescribed to be Class 2 offences.
Table
s. 271.4
s. 271.7
s. 272.9
s. 272.13
s. 272.14
s. 272.15
s. 272.15A
s. 272.18
s. 272.19
s. 272.20
s. 273.5
s. 273.6
s. 273.7
s. 273A.1
s. 471.16
s. 471.17
s. 471.19
s. 471.20
s. 471.22
s. 471.24
s. 471.25
s. 471.25A
s. 471.26
s. 474.19
s. 474.20
s. 474.22
s. 474.22A
s. 474.23
s. 474.23A
s. 474.24A
s. 474.25A
s. 474.25B
s. 474.25C
s. 474.26
s. 474.27
s. 474.27AA
s. 474.27A
(2) For the purposes of section 11(c) of the Act, the offences under the provisions of the Crimes Act 1914 (Commonwealth) listed in the Table are Class 2 offences.
Table
s. 50BC
s. 50BD
s. 50DA
s. 50DB
(3) For the purposes of section 11(c) of the Act, the following are Class 2 offences —
(a) an offence under the Customs Act 1901 (Commonwealth) section 233BAB if it involves items of child abuse material;
(b) an offence under the Customs Act 1901 (Commonwealth) section 233BAB as in force from time to time before 21 September 2019 if it involves items of child pornography or child abuse material.
(4) If a provision referred to in this regulation is a repealed provision, the reference is taken to be a reference to the provision as in force from time to time before its repeal.
[Regulation 11 inserted: Gazette 21 Jan 2011 p. 158; amended: SL 2021/125 r. 5; SL 2025/142 r. 10.]
12. Means of contacting authorised person for certain persons entering Western Australia (s. 27)
(1) For the purposes of section 27(2) of the Act, the following means of contacting an authorised person are prescribed —
[(a) deleted]
(b) by email;
(c) if it is not possible for the person to contact the authorised person by telephone or email — by mail.
(2) The Commissioner is to nominate the relevant email address and postal address for the purposes of subregulation (1).
[Regulation 12 amended: SL 2025/142 r. 11.]
13. Manner of reporting change of reportable offender’s travel plans while out of Western Australia (s. 31)
For the purposes of section 31(3)(b) of the Act, the reportable offender is permitted to make a report by mail to a postal address nominated by the Commissioner.
14. Directions as to police station or approved place at which reportable offender must report (s. 34)
For the purposes of section 34(1)(c) of the Act, a direction as to the police station or approved place at which a report is to be made may be given by an approved person.
14AA. Photographs to be included in report made electronically
(1) In this regulation —
online reporting tool has the meaning given in regulation 14A(1).
(2) This regulation applies to a reportable offender who —
(a) is permitted by the Commissioner under section 35(2)(b)(iii) of the Act to make a report (an electronic report) using the online reporting tool or by email; and
(b) makes an electronic report.
(3) The reportable offender must include or cause to be included in the electronic report a photograph of the reportable offender’s head and face that —
(a) is of a type suitable for use in an Australian passport; and
(b) is taken immediately before or at the time the electronic report is made.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $6 000.
(4) If the electronic report is made under section 26(1) or 28(1) or (4) of the Act, the reportable offender must include or cause to be included in the electronic report a photograph, taken immediately before or at the time the electronic report is made, of —
(a) any tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark the reportable offender has; and
(b) if the reportable offender had a tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark that was removed before the electronic report is made — the location where the tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark previously appeared.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $6 000.
(5) Subregulation (4)(b) does not apply in relation to an electronic report made by the reportable offender under section 28(1) or (4) of the Act if —
(a) the reportable offender has previously provided, under this regulation, a photograph, after the removal of the tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark, of the location where the tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark previously appeared; or
(b) a photograph was taken under section 40(1)(a) of the Act, after the removal of the tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark, of the location where the tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark previously appeared.
(6) Subregulation (7) applies if the electronic report —
(a) is made under section 29(1) of the Act; and
(b) relates to a change in the reportable offender’s personal details involving a tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark.
(7) The reportable offender must include or cause to be included in the electronic report a photograph, taken immediately before or at the time the electronic report is made, of —
(a) if the tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark has been removed — the location where the tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark previously appeared; or
(b) otherwise — the tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $6 000.
[Regulation 14AA inserted: SL 2025/213 r. 6.]
14A. Manner in which unique reference number or acknowledgment may be given (s. 37)
(1) In this regulation —
online reporting tool means a website or mobile application maintained by, or on behalf of, the Commissioner for the purposes of receiving a report under Part 3 of the Act;
online reporting tool report means a report under Part 3 of the Act that is made using the online reporting tool.
(2) For the purposes of section 37(3B) of the Act, the following are manners in which a unique reference number or acknowledgment may be given —
(a) in the case of a unique reference number or acknowledgment required to be given in relation to an online reporting tool report — by sending the unique reference number or acknowledgment to an email address provided, in the online reporting tool report or otherwise by the person making the report, for the purpose of receiving the number or acknowledgment;
(b) in the case of a unique reference number or acknowledgment required to be given in relation to a report made by email — by sending the unique reference number or acknowledgment to the email address from which the report was made.
[Regulation 14A inserted: SL 2025/142 r. 12.]
15. Prescribed form of identification (s. 38(2A)(a)(iv))
A current photo card, as defined in the Western Australian Photo Card Regulations 2014 regulation 3, is prescribed for the purposes of section 38(2A)(a)(iv) of the Act.
[Regulation 15 inserted: Gazette 5 Aug 2014 p. 2830.]
16. Prescribed distance — reporting by remote offenders (s. 43)
For the purposes of section 43(1) of the Act, the prescribed distance is 100 km.
[17, 18. Deleted: SL 2025/142 r. 13.]
19. Persons required to give notice of reporting obligations etc. to reportable offenders (s. 67)
For the purposes of section 67(4) of the Act, the following persons are specified —
(a) for a reportable offender who is sentenced for a reportable offence and enters government custody as a result of that sentence — an officer of the Department of Justice, or other person, authorised in writing for the purposes of this paragraph by the chief executive officer of that department;
(b) for a reportable offender who is present in court when sentenced for a reportable offence in the District Court and does not enter government custody as a result of that sentence — an officer of the District Court;
(c) for a reportable offender who is not present in court when sentenced for a reportable offence in the District Court and does not enter government custody as a result of that sentence — the Commissioner;
(d) for a reportable offender who is sentenced for a reportable offence in a court other than the District Court and does not enter government custody as a result of that sentence — the Commissioner;
(e) for a reportable offender who is released from government custody other than immigration detention (whether in government custody for a reportable offence or otherwise) —
(i) in the case of a reportable offender who is, or was before their release, a resident as defined in the Declared Places (Mental Impairment) Act 2015 section 3, the chief executive officer of the Disability Services Commission referred to in the Disability Services Act 1993 section 6;
(ii) in any other case, an officer of the Department of Justice, or other person, authorised in writing for the purposes of this paragraph by the chief executive officer of that department;
(ea) for a reportable offender who is released from government custody consisting of immigration detention — the Commissioner;
(f) for a reportable offender who enters Western Australia, if they have not previously been given notice of their reporting obligations in Western Australia — the Commissioner;
(g) for a person who becomes a corresponding reportable offender, if they are in Western Australia at that time — the Commissioner.
[Regulation 19 amended: Gazette 1 Jun 2007 p. 2528; 16 Jun 2015 p. 2078; SL 2024/172 r. 7; SL 2025/142 r. 14.]
20. Details to be included in notice given by supervising authority to Commissioner (s. 70)
For the purposes of section 70(3) of the Act, the following details are prescribed —
(a) the name of the reportable offender;
(b) the relevant event listed in section 70(1) of the Act that has occurred;
(c) the date on which that event occurred;
(d) the name, title and signature of the supervising authority who gives the notice;
(e) the date on which the notice is given.
20A. Agency officials to whom and circumstances in which disclosure can be made (s. 82)
(1) For the purposes of section 82(1)(cb) of the Act, the following agency officials are prescribed —
(a) a police officer;
(b) a person employed in the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act;
(c) an agency official who is a member of, police officer of, or a person employed in —
(i) the Australian Federal Police; or
(ii) the police force of another State or Territory; or
(iii) an entity of another State or Territory that has functions similar to the functions of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act;
(d) the Public Advocate as defined in the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 section 3(1);
(e) a person employed in the department or departments of the Public Service that principally assist in the administration of the Children and Community Services Act 2004 and the Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004;
(f) a person employed in the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the School Education Act 1999;
(g) a person employed in the Department of Justice;
(h) an agency official employed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth assisting in the administration of the Australian Border Force Act 2015 (Commonwealth);
(i) an agency official employed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth assisting in the administration of the Australian Passports Act 2005 (Commonwealth).
(2) For the purposes of section 82(1)(e) of the Act, a circumstance is disclosure for the purpose of law enforcement to a member of, police officer of, or a person employed in —
(a) a police force of another country; or
(b) an entity of another country that has functions similar to the functions of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act.
[Regulation 20A inserted: SL 2025/142 r. 15.]
20B. Delegation by Commissioner (s. 82A)
For the purposes of section 82A(b) of the Act, the position of Executive Manager, Serious Offender Registry is prescribed.
[Regulation 20B inserted: SL 2025/142 r. 15.]
21. Corresponding protection orders (s. 85)
(1) Each of the following orders is prescribed to be a corresponding protection order for the purposes of the definition of that term in section 85 of the Act —
(aa) a prohibition order made under the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 (Australian Capital Territory) Part 5A.2;
(a) an order made under the Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004 of New South Wales Part 2;
(b) a prohibition order made under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 of the Northern Territory Part 5;
(c) a prohibition order made under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 (Queensland) section 13C;
(ca) a temporary order made under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 (Queensland) section 13J or 13K;
(cb) a sexual harm prevention order made under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (United Kingdom) section 103A;
(d) a sexual offences prevention order made under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (United Kingdom) section 104 or 105;
(da) a sexual harm prevention order made under the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016 (Scotland) section 11 or 12;
(e) a control order made under the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 (South Australia) Part 5C;
(f) a restraining order made under the Criminal Procedure Act 1921 (South Australia) section 99AA(1)(a)(i);
(g) a prohibition order made under the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 (Victoria) Part 4A;
(h) a community protection order made under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 (Tasmania) section 10A;
(i) an interim community protection order made under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 (Tasmania) section 10B.
(2) If a provision referred to in this regulation is a repealed provision, the reference is taken to be a reference to the provision as in force from time to time before its repeal.
[Regulation 21 amended: Gazette 14 Nov 2008 p. 4878; 25 Nov 2008 p. 4990; 30 Nov 2012 p. 5802; 8 Nov 2013 p. 4998; 13 Jan 2017 p. 360; SL 2021/192 r. 6; SL 2025/142 r. 16.]
22. Application for recognition of corresponding protection orders (s. 108(2)(a))
(1) A police officer may, on behalf of the Commissioner, apply to the relevant court for the recognition in Western Australia of a corresponding protection order.
(2) An application does not need to be served on the person who is subject to the corresponding protection order.
[Regulation 22 inserted: Gazette 1 Jun 2007 p. 2526; amended: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 4998.]
23. Recognition of corresponding protection orders (s. 108(2)(b))
(1) If an application is made under regulation 22, the relevant court is to recognise the corresponding protection order that is the subject of the application.
(2) When the relevant court recognises a corresponding protection order, the registrar is to —
(a) notify —
(i) the foreign court in which the recognised order was made; and
(ii) the Commissioner; and
(iii) the person who is subject to the recognised order,
of that recognition; and
(b) cause a copy of the recognised order to be delivered to the Commissioner.
[Regulation 23 inserted: Gazette 1 Jun 2007 p. 2526‑7; amended: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 4999.]
24. Effect of recognition of corresponding protection orders (s. 108(2)(d))
(1) A recognised order operates in Western Australia as if it were a child protection order made under Part 5 of the Act —
(a) with the terms (including as to its duration) set out in the recognised order or applying to it under the law under which it was made; and
(b) from the day on which the recognition of the recognised order was notified to the person who is subject to it,
and the provisions of the Act apply to the recognised order as if it were a child protection order.
(2) Without limiting subregulation (1), for the purposes of applying Part 5 of the Act to a recognised order —
(a) a reference in that Part to varying a child protection order is to be read as a reference to making an order varying the operation in Western Australia of the recognised order; and
(b) a reference in that Part to revoking a child protection order is to be read as a reference to making an order revoking the recognition of the recognised order.
(3) In proceedings for failing to comply, in Western Australia, with a recognised order, no proof is required of —
(a) the making of the recognised order or a variation of it that operates under regulation 25; or
(b) the service of such an order or variation on the person who is subject to the order.
[Regulation 24 inserted: Gazette 1 Jun 2007 p. 2527; amended: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 4999.]
25. Variation or revocation of recognised order in a foreign jurisdiction
(1) If —
(a) a recognised order is varied by a foreign court of the foreign jurisdiction in which the order was made; and
(b) notice of the variation is given to the registrar of the relevant court by an officer of the foreign court,
the variation operates in Western Australia as if the recognised order, as varied, was recognised under regulation 23 on the day on which the registrar received notice of the variation.
(2) If —
(a) a recognised order is revoked by a foreign court of the foreign jurisdiction in which the order was made; and
(b) notice of the revocation is given to the registrar of the relevant court by an officer of the foreign court,
the recognition in Western Australia of the recognised order is revoked from the day on which the registrar receives notice of the revocation.
(3) A registrar who is given notice of the variation or revocation of a recognised order by a foreign court is to notify the Commissioner accordingly.
[Regulation 25 inserted: Gazette 1 Jun 2007 p. 2527‑8.]
26A. Authorisation of absences from assessment or treatment (s. 94A(5)(a))
(1) A reportable offender who is required by an order of the Commissioner to undergo assessment or treatment under section 94A(1) of the Act may request the Commissioner to authorise the reportable offender’s absence from assessment or treatment if —
(a) the reportable offender has an illness or an injury which prevents them from undergoing the assessment or treatment; or
(b) the reportable offender is otherwise unable to attend the assessment or treatment.
(2) The Commissioner may authorise an absence in accordance with a request under subregulation (1)(a) if —
(a) the reportable offender provides the Commissioner with a medical certificate from a medical practitioner —
(i) describing the reportable offender’s illness or injury; and
(ii) stating the period of time in which the reportable offender is expected to be ill or injured;
and
(b) the Commissioner is satisfied that the reportable offender is ill or injured; and
(c) the Commissioner is satisfied that the illness or injury prevents the reportable offender from undergoing the assessment or treatment.
(3) The Commissioner may authorise an absence in accordance with a request under subregulation (1)(b) if the Commissioner is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for the absence.
(4) A request made under subregulation (1) and an authorisation given under subregulation (2) or (3) must be in writing.
(5) The Commissioner may authorise an absence under this regulation for the whole period of the assessment or treatment or for part of the period of assessment or treatment.
(6) If required by the Commissioner to do so, a reportable offender making a request under this regulation must provide the Commissioner with further information in relation to the request.
(7) The Commissioner may, by written notice given to the reportable offender, withdraw an authorisation given under subregulation (2) or (3).
[Regulation 26A inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 4999‑5001; amended: SL 2025/142 r. 17.]
26B. Reports by persons providing assessment or administering treatment (s. 94A(5)(c))
(1) A person providing assessment for the purposes of a protection order under section 94A of the Act must report to the Commissioner —
(a) if treatment is recommended for the reportable offender, the type of treatment recommended; and
(b) the reason why the recommended treatment is, or may be, appropriate.
(2) A person providing a report to the Commissioner under subregulation (1) must provide the report as soon as reasonably practicable after making the assessment.
(3) A person administering treatment for the purposes of a protection order under section 94A of the Act must report to the Commissioner —
(a) the type of treatment being administered; and
(b) whether the intended outcome of the treatment is being, or has been, achieved.
(4) A person providing a report to the Commissioner under subregulation (3) must provide the report as soon as reasonably practicable —
(a) after receiving a request for the report from the Commissioner; or
(b) after the completion of the course of treatment.
(5) A report provided under this regulation must be in writing.
[Regulation 26B inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5001.]
26C. Manner of making requirement to give a sample (s. 94B(8)(a))
(1) In this regulation —
approved form means a form approved by the Commissioner.
(2) A requirement under section 94B(2)(a) of the Act in relation to a breath test may be made by an authorised police officer verbally directing the reportable offender to give a sample of the reportable offender’s breath for the purposes of the breath test.
(3) Without limiting section 94B(3) of the Act, a requirement under section 94B(2)(b) of the Act in relation to blood or urine analysis may be made —
(a) by an authorised police officer verbally directing the reportable offender to give a sample of the reportable offender’s blood or urine for the purposes of the analysis; or
(b) by an authorised police officer giving a notice in the approved form to the reportable offender.
[Regulation 26C inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5002; amended: SL 2025/142 r. 18.]
26D. Manner of conducting breath test (s. 94B(8)(b))
(1) In this regulation —
authorised breath tester means an authorised person as defined in the Road Traffic Act 1974 section 65.
(2) A breath test may be conducted only by an authorised breath tester in the presence of an authorised police officer.
(3) A sample of a reportable offender’s breath may only be tested for the purposes of a breath test by breath testing equipment that is operated in accordance with the instructions set out in the Breath Analysis Regulations Schedule 2.
(4) A reportable offender who is directed under regulation 26C(2) to give a sample of breath for a breath test must comply with the directions of an authorised breath tester in relation to the giving of the sample.
(5) A person who fails to comply with subregulation (4) commits an offence.
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
[(6)‑(8) deleted]
[Regulation 26D inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5002‑3; amended: SL 2021/57 r. 5.]
26E. Authorised sample collectors to take or collect samples (s. 94B(8)(b))
(1) If a reportable offender is required under section 94B(2)(b) of the Act to give a sample of their blood or urine for analysis, the sample may be taken or collected only by an authorised sample collector.
(2) The taking or collecting of a sample under section 94B(2)(b) of the Act must be done by the least painful method that is known or available to the person taking or collecting the sample.
[Regulation 26E inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5003‑4; amended: SL 2025/142 r. 19.]
26F. Manner of taking sample of blood or collecting sample of urine (s. 94B(8)(b))
(1) In this regulation —
blood sampling equipment means —
(a) a sterile syringe with a capacity of approximately 30 ml; and
(b) a sterile needle to be attached to the syringe; and
(c) 2 sterile bottles, each of which —
(i) is numbered with the serial number of the package referred to in regulation 26G(2)(c); and
(ii) contains approximately 25 mg of potassium oxalate and 10 mg of sodium fluoride; and
(iii) is closed with a cap fitted with a rubber disk;
and
(d) a container containing a solution of one part mercury bichloride to 1 000 parts distilled water; and
(e) 2 swabs of cotton wool; and
(f) a pair of disposable gloves;
sample means a sample of blood or urine;
urine sampling equipment means —
(a) one container for collecting urine; and
(b) 2 specimen containers; and
(c) one pair of disposable gloves.
(2) An authorised sample collector may take or collect a sample under section 94B(2)(b) of the Act only if the authorised police officer who requires the reportable offender to give the sample has given the authorised sample collector a request in the form of Schedule 1 Form 5.
(3) A reportable offender who is required to give a sample must comply with the directions of an authorised sample collector in relation to the taking or collecting of the sample.
(4) A person who fails to comply with subregulation (3) commits an offence.
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
(5) The authorised sample collector must take or collect a sufficient quantity of a sample from the reportable offender to enable —
(a) approximately one half of the sample to be given to the reportable offender; and
(b) approximately one half of the sample to be given to an authorised police officer; and
(c) an analysis of the samples referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) to be made.
(6) A sample of blood may be taken only by means of blood sampling equipment.
(7) A sample of urine may be collected only by means of urine sampling equipment.
[Regulation 26F inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5004‑6.]
26G. Collection of samples (s. 94B(8)(e))
(1) This regulation applies to a sample of blood or urine taken or collected in accordance with regulation 26F.
(2) If the sample taken is blood, the authorised sample collector must —
(a) discharge approximately one half of the blood into one of the 2 sterile bottles in the blood sampling equipment and the balance of the blood into the second of those bottles; and
(b) seal each of the sterile bottles; and
(c) place each sterile bottle into its own serially numbered package.
(3) If the sample collected is urine, the authorised sample collector must —
(a) pour approximately one half of the urine into one of the specimen containers and the balance of the urine into the other specimen container; and
(b) seal each of the specimen containers; and
(c) place each specimen container into its own serially numbered package.
(4) The authorised sample collector must —
(a) seal each of the serially numbered packages by fixing a certificate, completed and signed by the authorised sample collector, over the opening of each package; and
(b) give one of the sealed serially numbered packages referred to in paragraph (a) to the reportable offender from whom the sample was taken; and
(c) give the other sealed serially numbered package to an authorised police officer.
(5) The certificate of the authorised sample collector referred to in subregulation (4)(a) must be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 6.
[Regulation 26G inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5006‑7.]
26H. Authorisation of persons as analysts (s. 94B(8)(c))
(1) This regulation applies to —
(a) in relation to the determination of the blood alcohol content in a sample of blood taken in accordance with regulation 26F, a person who has been certified by the chief executive officer of the Chemistry Centre (WA) as an analyst under the Road Traffic Act 1974 section 65; or
(b) in relation to the determination of whether drugs are present in a sample of blood or urine taken or collected in accordance with regulation 26F, a person who has been certified by the chief executive officer of the Chemistry Centre (WA) as a drugs analyst under the Road Traffic Act 1974 section 65.
(2) A person to whom this regulation applies is authorised as an analyst for the purposes of section 94B of the Act.
[Regulation 26H inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5007.]
26I. Reporting results of analysis (s. 94B(8)(d))
(1) This regulation applies to a sample of blood or urine taken or collected in accordance with regulation 26F.
(2) When a sample of blood or urine has been analysed by an analyst to determine the blood alcohol content or the presence of drugs, the analyst must give a written certificate of the result of the analysis to —
(a) the reportable offender to whom the result relates; and
(b) the Commissioner.
(3) A certificate given under subregulation (2) must be in the form of Schedule 1 Form 7.
[Regulation 26I inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5007‑8.]
[26J. Deleted: SL 2021/57 r. 6.]
26K. Certificate evidence (s. 94B(8)(i))
In a proceeding for an offence against section 101 of the Act, and in the absence of proof to the contrary, any of the following certificates is evidence of the matters certified in it —
(a) a certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive officer of the Chemistry Centre (WA) certifying that a named person is, or was at a particular time, an authorised breath tester;
(b) a certificate purporting to be signed by the chief executive officer of the Chemistry Centre (WA) certifying that a named person is, or was at a particular time, an analyst;
(c) a certificate purporting to be signed by an authorised breath tester certifying —
(i) that a sample of breath was given by a named person; and
(ii) that the sample was given at a specified date and time; and
(iii) that the sample was tested in accordance with regulation 26D; and
(iv) the result obtained from the test;
(d) a certificate purporting to be signed by an authorised sample collector certifying that a sample of blood or urine —
(i) was taken or collected from a named person; and
(ii) was taken or collected at a specified date and time; and
(iii) was taken or collected in accordance with regulation 26F; and
(iv) was sealed in a package with a specified serial number in accordance with regulation 26G;
(e) a certificate purporting to be signed by an analyst certifying —
(i) the name of the analyst who analysed the sample of blood or urine; and
(ii) the kind of sample that was analysed; and
(iii) the result obtained from the analysis of the sample.
[Regulation 26K inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5008‑9.]
26L. Prescribed offences under law of foreign jurisdiction (s. 108A)
(1) For the purposes of section 108A(1)(c)(iv) of the Act, the following offences are prescribed —
(a) an offence against the Criminal Code (Commonwealth) section 474.19;
(b) an offence against the Criminal Code (Commonwealth) section 474.22.
(2) If a provision referred to in this regulation is a repealed provision, the reference is taken to be a reference to the provision as in force from time to time before its repeal.
[Regulation 26L inserted: SL 2025/142 r. 20.]
26. Forms
The forms set out in Schedule 1 are prescribed in relation to the matters specified in those forms.
[Regulation 26 inserted: Gazette 1 Jun 2007 p. 2528.]
Schedule 1 — Forms
[r. 26]
[Heading inserted: Gazette 9 Dec 2005 p. 5888; amended: Gazette 1 Jun 2007 p. 2528.]
Summons: Application for order
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004Summons****Application for order Children’s Court District Court Magistrates Court Supreme Court
Order sought (delete as appropriate) The [Commissioner of Police] / [prosecution] has applied to the court for the following order to be made in respect of you — ❑ Offender reporting order (Act s. 13(7A)) ❑ Juvenile offender reporting order (Act s. 14B(8))❑ Past offender reporting order (Act s. 15) ❑ Child protection order (Act s. 87)❑ Interim protection order (Act s. 87)
HearingYou must attend the hearing at the day, time and place set
out below. If you do not attend, the application may be heard
in your absence.
Place
Date //20____ Time _____a.m./p.m.
Issue of summons _______________________________[Signature of Registrar] Date //20
For more information For more information about this matter contact:
Order sought The Commissioner of Police has applied to the court for a child protection order to be made in respect of you. An interim protection order was made on //20.A further hearing will now be held at which the court will decide whether to make a child protection order.
HearingYou must attend the hearing at the day, time and place set
out below. If you do not attend, the application may be heard
in your absence.
Place
Date //20____ Time _____a.m./p.m.
Issue of summons _______________________________[Signature of Registrar] Date //20
For more information For more information about this matter contact:
Service Method Handed to respondent in person Posted to respondent’s last known address Left at respondent’s last known address
Place [if applicable]
Date //20____ Time _____a.m./p.m.
Certificate I certify that I served this summons on the respondent in the manner described above.
__________________________[Signature] Date ____//20
[Form 3 inserted: Gazette 9 Dec 2005 p. 5890‑1; amended: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5010.]
[Form 4 Deleted: SL 2021/57 r. 7.]
Request to take sample of blood or urine (r. 26F(2))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004Request to take sample of blood or urine
To [Name of medical practitioner, registered nurse or phlebotomist]
Place where sample is to be taken [Name of hospital/medical centre/place]
Date and time sample is to be taken
Request for sample to be taken Under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004 regulation 26F(2), I request you, a ...................................................................................................[Insert description, e.g. medical practitioner, nurse practitioner, phlebotomist]to take — (a) a blood sample*;(b) a urine sample*;
[* delete inapplicable]from — ...................................................................................................
[Name of person from whom sample is to be taken or collected]in accordance with the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004.
Date form was issued ...................................................................................................
Authorised police officer ...................................................................................................
[Signature]
...................................................................................................
[Date]Name ........................................................................................Rank and Number ....................................................................Telephone no. ...........................................................................Ref no. ......................................................................................
[Form 5 inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5011‑12.]
Certificate of authorised sample collector (r. 26G(5))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004
Certificate of authorised sample collector
Under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 section 94B(2)(b), I, a qualified
[Insert description, e.g. medical practitioner, registered nurse or phlebotomist]
took —
(a) a blood sample*;
(b) a urine sample*;
[*delete inapplicable]
from ........................................................................................................................
[Name of person from whom sample was taken or collected]
at .............................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
[Place where sample was taken or collected]
in accordance with the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004.
The sample was taken or collected at ....................................................................
[Insert time, day, month and year]
The sample, or a portion of that sample, is contained and sealed in the sample container(s) numbered ...........................................................................................
[Number on sample container(s)]
The equipment used for the purpose of taking or collecting the sample of blood*/urine* [* delete inapplicable] was contained in an equipment kit serially numbered ..................................... and that equipment kit was sealed and intact ....................... [Number on equipment kit] before I opened it.
The sample was taken or collected in the manner prescribed in the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004 regulation 26G.
................................................................
[Signature and qualification]
I, ................................................................................, being an authorised analyst referred to in the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004 regulation 26H(2), certify that —
(a) the Chemistry Centre (WA), Perth received for analysis the following sample —
Certified on ......................................................... at ..............................................
[date] [time]
................................................................
[Signature of analyst]
................................................................
[Address of analyst]
[Form 7 inserted: Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 5014‑15.]
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Notes
This is a compilation of the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.
Compilation table
Citation
Published
Commencement
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004
31 Dec 2004 p. 7025‑39
1 Feb 2005 (see r. 2)
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2005
9 Dec 2005 p. 5886‑7
9 Dec 2005
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2005
9 Dec 2005 p. 5887‑91
9 Dec 2005
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2006
8 Sep 2006 p. 3641‑2
8 Sep 2006
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2007
1 Jun 2007 p. 2525‑8
1 Jun 2007
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2007
22 Jun 2007 p. 2862
22 Jun 2007
Reprint 1: The Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004 as at 21 Sep 2007 (includes amendments listed above)
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2008
28 Mar 2008 p. 913-14
r. 1 and 2: 28 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 29 Mar 2008 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2008
14 Nov 2008 p. 4878
r. 1 and 2: 14 Nov 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Nov 2008 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2008
25 Nov 2008 p. 4989-90
r. 1 and 2: 25 Nov 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 26 Nov 2008 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2009
20 Feb 2009 p. 353-4
r. 1 and 2: 20 Feb 2009 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 21 Feb 2009 (see r. 2(b))
Reprint 2: The Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004 as at 3 Jul 2009 (includes amendments listed above)
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2010
21 Jan 2011 p. 157-8
r. 1 and 2: 21 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Jan 2011 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2011
1 Jul 2011 p. 2746‑7
r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 2 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2012
30 Nov 2012 p. 5802
r. 1 and 2: 30 Nov 2012 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Dec 2012 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2013
8 Nov 2013 p. 4995‑5015
r. 1 and 2: 8 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 9 Nov 2013 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 8 Nov 2013 p. 4969)
Reprint 3: The Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2004 as at 11 Apr 2014 (includes amendments listed above)
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2014
5 Aug 2014 p. 2830
r. 1 and 2: 5 Aug 2014 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 6 Aug 2014 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2015
16 Jun 2015 p. 2077‑8
r. 1 and 2: 16 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 17 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 16 Jun 2015 p. 2071)
Police Service Regulations Amendment (Public Health) Regulations 2016 Pt. 2
10 Jan 2017 p. 221-4
24 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Jan 2017 p. 165)
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2017
13 Jan 2017 p. 359‑60
r. 1 and 2: 13 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1, 2 and 4(2): 14 Jan 2017 (see r. 2(c)); r. 4(2): 2 Feb 2017 (see r. 2(b) and s. 2(2) of 2016/021 (Vic))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2018
13 Nov 2018 p. 4432-3
r. 1 and 2: 13 Nov 2018 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Dec 2018 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2021
SL 2021/57 21 May 2021
r. 1 and 2: 21 May 2021 (see r. 2(a)); r. 3 and 5(1): 22 May 2021 (see r. 2(b)); r. 4, 5(2) and (3), 6 and 7: 1 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(c) and SL 2021/54 cl. 2(c))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2021
SL 2021/125 16 Jul 2021
r. 1 and 2: 16 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 17 Jul 2021 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2021
SL 2021/192 19 Nov 2021
r. 1 and 2: 19 Nov 2021 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Nov 2021 (see r. 2(b))
Police Regulations Amendment (Criminal Law Mental Impairment) Regulations 2024 Pt. 2
SL 2024/172 21 Aug 2024
1 Sep 2024 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2025
SL 2025/142 23 Jul 2025
r. 1 and 2: 23 Jul 2025 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 28 Jul 2025 (see r. 2(b))
Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2025
SL 2025/213 17 Dec 2025
r. 1 and 2: 17 Dec 2025 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 31 Dec 2025 (see r. 2(b))
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