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Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
31Exception—offender’s reporting obligations suspended
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31 Exception—offender’s reporting obligations suspended
This division, other than section 30, does not apply to a registrable
offender during any period when the offender’s reporting obligations
are suspended under section 97 (Supreme Court may make
suspension order).
32 Exception—protected registrable offender
Division 3.2.3 People required to report under
corresponding law
33 Person entering ACT must make contact
(1) This section applies to a person (other than a protected registrable
offender) if the person has, at any time, been required to report to a
corresponding registrar.
(2) If the person enters the ACT, and remains in the ACT for 7 or more
consecutive days (excluding days in government custody), the person
must take all reasonable steps to contact (by telephone or another way
prescribed by regulation) someone (a contact person) prescribed by
regulation for this division—
(a) if the person is not in government custody on the day the person
has been in the ACT for 7 consecutive days (excluding days in
government custody)—within 7 days after that day (excluding
days in government custody); or
(b) if the person is in government custody on the day the person has
been in the ACT for 7 consecutive days (excluding days in
government custody), and later stops being in government
custody in the ACT—within 7 days after the day the offender
stops being in government custody (excluding days in
(c) if the person leaves the ACT (other than in government custody)
within the 7 days mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii)—before
leaving the ACT.
(3) If the person contacts a contact person, the contact person must tell
the person—
(a) whether the person is a registrable offender for this Act; and
(b) if the person is a registrable offender—what the person’s
reporting obligations are under this Act.