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16 November 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 16 November 2025. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies • unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133). contents 1 Page 1 Name of Act 2 3 Dictionary 2 4 Notes 2 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 3 6 Purpose and outline 3 7 Meaning of finding of guilt 4 8 Who is a registrable offender? 7 9 Registrable offender—exceptions 8 Page contents 2 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 10 What is a registrable offence? 10 11 Who is a prescribed corresponding offender? 11 11A Chief police officer to decide if certain people prescribed corresponding offenders 11 12 Appeal proceedings irrelevant 13 13 Effect of quashing of finding of guilt etc 13 Division 2.2.1 Child sex offender registration orders—generally 14 What is a child sex offender registration order? 14 Division 2.2.2 Orders for offenders guilty of offence other than class 1 or class 2 offence 15 Court may make child sex offender registration order 14 16 Court may only make order if person risk to sexual safety 14 17 Court may only make order with sentence 15 18 Court may only make order on prosecution application 15 18A Meaning of previous offender—div 2.2.3 15 18B Application for child sex offender registration order in relation to previous offender 15 18C Court may make child sex offender registration order in relation to previous offender 16 18D Matters court must consider before making registration order in relation to previous offender 17 18E Keeping documents connected with order 18 19 What is a reporting obligation? 19 20 What is a reporting obligation provision? 19 Page contents 3 Division 3.2.1 When registrable offender must make initial report of personal details 22 Offender in custody at commencement of Act must report 21 23 Offender must report after sentencing 22 24 Offender entering ACT must report 23 25 Prescribed corresponding offender must report 24 26 Exception—offender’s reporting obligations suspended 25 27 Exception—protected registrable offender 25 Division 3.2.2 When registrable offender must make new initial report of personal details 28 Offender later sentenced for registrable offence must report 25 29 Offender who later becomes prescribed corresponding offender must report 26 30 Offender whose reporting suspension ceases must report 27 31 Exception—offender’s reporting obligations suspended 29 32 Exception—protected registrable offender 29 33 Person entering ACT must make contact 29 34 Offender entering ACT must make contact 30 35 Exception—person has already made contact 31 36 Exception—offender’s reporting obligations suspended 32 37 Offender must report annually 33 38 Exception—offender in government custody 34 39 Exception—offender outside ACT 34 40 Exception—offender’s reporting obligations suspended 34 41 Exception—protected registrable offender 35 42 Offender leaving ACT must report travel details 35 43 Defence—impracticable to report 7 days before leaving 36 44 Offender not to be punished twice for failing to report travel 36 Page contents 4 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 45 Offender outside ACT must report travel details 37 46 Offender outside ACT must report change of travel details 37 47 Offender must report return to ACT 38 48 Offender must report decision not to leave ACT 39 49 Offender must report regular travel 40 50 Application to protected registrable offender 40 51 Exception—protected registrable offender 40 52 Exception—offender in government custody 41 53 Exception—offender’s reporting obligations suspended 41 54 Offender in ACT must report change of details 41 55 Offender returning to ACT must report change of details 43 56 Offender leaving custody must report 44 57 Exception—offender’s reporting obligations suspended 45 58 Exception—protected registrable offender 45 58A Offence—fail to report as required 45 59 What are personal details? 47 60 Meaning of some concepts in s 59 50 61 Meaning of employment in s 59 51 62 Application of s 59 to protected registrable offender 52 63 How is a report made in an approved way? 52 64 Where are approved reporting places? 52 65 Reports by young offenders 52 66 Reports by offenders with disability 53 67 Regulation about reports not made in person 54 68 Police officers who may receive reports 54 69 Police officer receiving report may arrange interpreter 55 70 Offence—offender reporting in person must provide identification etc 55 Page contents 5 71 Offence—person reporting in person for offender must provide identification 56 72 Identification documents may be copied 57 73 Right to privacy when reporting in person 57 74 Right to have support person when reporting in person 58 75 Offender reporting in person may be fingerprinted to confirm identity 58 76 Offender to be told why fingerprints needed 59 77 Offence—offender must allow fingerprinting 59 78 Photographing offender 60 78A Order allowing use of force for photographing offender 61 79 Right to privacy when being photographed 62 80 Right to have support person when being photographed 62 Division 3.4.4 Report to be acknowledged 81 Receipt of report to be acknowledged 63 82 Documents, fingerprints, photographs may be kept 64 83 When reporting period begins 65 84 Reporting period—single class 1 offence—15 years 65 85 Reporting period—single class 2 offence—8 years 65 86 Reporting period—2 class 2 offences—15 years 66 87 Reporting period—multiple offences—life 66 88 Offences committed before commencement of Act used to work out length of reporting period 66 89 Reduced reporting period for young offenders 67 90 Offences arising from same incident taken as 1 offence 67 91 Reporting period for person subject to child sex offender registration order 67 92 Extended reporting period for offenders on parole 68 93 Extended reporting period for offender in custody 68 94 Reporting period for prescribed corresponding offenders 68 95 Pt 3.6 only applies to offender with life-long reporting period 69 Page contents 6 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 96 Eligibility of offender to apply for suspension order 69 97 Supreme Court may make suspension order 69 98 Chief police officer is party to application 70 99 No costs to be awarded for suspension order application 70 100 Unsuccessful applicant cannot reapply for 5 years 70 101 Suspension order ceases if offender reoffends 71 102 Application for new suspension order 71 103 What is a reporting obligations notice? 73 104 Reporting obligations notice to be given when person becomes registrable offender 73 105 Reporting obligations notice may be given at any time 74 106 Courts to provide sentencing information to chief police officer 74 107 Chief police officer must tell offender if reporting period changes 75 108 Supervising authority to tell chief police officer of certain events 75 109 Procedural defects do not affect offender’s obligations 76 110 Who is a protected registrable offender? 77 111 Protected and unprotected registrable offender declarations 77 115 When protected and unprotected registrable offender declarations take effect 78 Part 3.10 Failure to comply with reporting obligations— public notices 116A Chief police officer may issue public notice in certain circumstances 79 116B Definitions—pt 3.11 80 116C Entry and search warrant—application 81 116D Application for entry and search warrant—supporting information 82 116E Entry and search warrant—remote application 83 Page contents 7 116F Entry and search warrant—deciding application 83 116G Content of entry and search warrant 84 116H What an entry and search warrant may authorise 85 116I Extension and amendment of entry and search warrant 87 116J Revocation of entry and search warrant 88 116K Use of force and availability of assistance in executing entry and search warrant 89 116L Announcement before entry 89 116M Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc 90 116N Occupier entitled to be present during search etc 90 116O Use of equipment to examine or process things 91 116P Use of electronic equipment at premises 91 116Q Order requiring registrable offender to assist with access to data etc 93 116R Damage etc to be minimised 94 116S Compensation 95 116T Copies of seized things to be provided 95 116U Receipt for things seized 96 116V Return or destruction of things seized 96 116W Application for order disallowing seizure 97 116X Forfeiture and disposal of seized things 98 116Y Offence—refusal of entry to premises 100 116Z Admissibility of evidence 100 117 Establishment of child sex offenders register 101 118 Access to child sex offenders register restricted 102 119 Access to information about protected witnesses restricted 102 120 Offence—unauthorised person must not access child sex offenders register 103 122 Registrable offender may correct child sex offenders register 103 Page contents 8 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 122A Order for removal of registrable offender—application by chief police officer 104 122B Notice to victim of proposed application for order 105 122C Order for removal of registrable offender who was young offender at time of offence—application by offender 106 Chapter 5 Registrable offenders prohibited from child-related employment 123 What is employment? 109 124 What is child-related employment? 109 125 When is a person engaged in child-related employment? 112 126 Offence—offender must not apply for child-related employment 113 127 Offence—offender must not engage in child-related employment 113 128 Offence—person in child-related employment must disclose charges 113 130 Offence—person must disclose charges if applying for child-related employment 114 132 Offence—employer must keep information secret 114 132A Definitions—ch 5A 117 132AA Delegation 118 132B Application for prohibition order 119 132C CYP director-general’s report 120 132D Court may make prohibition order 121 132E Matters court must consider before making prohibition order 123 132F Conduct that may be prohibited by prohibition order etc 125 132G Term of prohibition order 126 132H Court may make interim prohibition order 127 132I Term of interim prohibition order 128 Page contents 9 132J Extending interim prohibition order if application for prohibition order adjourned 129 Part 5A.4 Amending or revoking prohibition and interim prohibition orders 132K Application to amend or revoke prohibition order or interim prohibition order 130 132L Court may amend or revoke prohibition order or interim prohibition order 131 132M Application for registration of corresponding prohibition order 133 132N Registration of corresponding prohibition order—no amendment 134 132O Notice of registration of unamended corresponding prohibition order 134 132P Registration of corresponding prohibition order—with amendment 136 132Q Term of registered corresponding prohibition order 137 132R Application to amend or cancel registration of registered corresponding prohibition order 138 132S Court may amend or cancel registration of registered corresponding prohibition order 139 132T Definitions—pt 5A.6 140 132U Appointing litigation guardian for person with legal disability 140 132V Functions of litigation guardian 141 132W Removal of litigation guardian 142 132X Representation of parties with legal disability 142 Part 5A.7 Other provisions about orders prohibiting offender conduct 132Y Court sets return date 143 132Z Service of applications 143 132ZA If personal service impractical or impossible 144 132ZB Court may issue warrant for person’s arrest 145 132ZC Giving copy of order to person not before court 145 132ZD Giving copy of order for young person etc 146 Page contents 10 Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 132ZE Explaining orders if person before court 147 132ZF Explaining orders if person not before court 148 132ZG Proceedings for orders to be closed to public 149 132ZH Offences—prohibition of publication of identity 150 132ZI Offence—contravention of prohibition order etc 151 132ZJ Offence—contravention of registered corresponding prohibition order 152 132ZK Matters relevant to reasonable excuse defence 153