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Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
116AChief police officer may issue public notice in certain
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116A Chief police officer may issue public notice in certain
circumstances
(1) The chief police officer or a deputy chief police officer may publish
a notice about a registrable offender if—
(a) satisfied that the offender—
(i) has failed to comply with a reporting obligation under this
chapter; and
(ii) cannot be located; and
(b) the offender is not a young person; and
(c) the officer believes on reasonable grounds that—
(i) the offender poses a risk to the lives or sexual safety of 1 or
more people or of the community; and
(ii) publishing the notice will reduce the risk.
(2) For subsection (1) (c) (i), it is not necessary for the officer to identify
a risk to particular people, or a particular class of people.
(3) The notice must—
(a) include 1 or more of the following:
(i) the offender’s name;
(ii) a photograph of the offender;
(iii) a description of the offender; and
(b) state that the offender is required by police to answer questions;
but
(c) not state that the offender is a registrable offender.