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Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
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34 Offender entering ACT must make contact
(1) This section applies to a registrable offender (other than a protected
registrable offender) who—
(a) has, at any time, been required to report under this Act or a
corresponding law; and
(b) enters the ACT, and remains in the ACT for 7 or more
consecutive days (excluding days in government custody).
(2) The registrable offender must—
(a) either—
(i) contact a contact person (by telephone or another way
prescribed by regulation); or
(ii) report the offender’s personal details, in person, to the chief
police officer at an approved reporting place; and
People required to report under corresponding law Division 3.2.3
(b) must make the contact or report—
(i) if the offender is not in government custody on the day the
offender 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
(ii) if the offender is in government custody on the day the
offender 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 government custody); or
(iii) if the offender leaves the ACT (other than in government
custody) within the 7 days mentioned in subparagraph (i)
or (ii)—before leaving the ACT.
(3) This section does not apply if the offender’s reporting period has
ended before the end of the period within which the report must be