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Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
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59 What are personal details?
personal details, for a registrable offender, means the following:
(a) the offender’s name, together with any other name by which the
offender is, or has previously been, known;
(b) for each name other than the offender’s current name—the
period when the offender was known by the other name;
(c) the offender’s date of birth;
(d) the address of each of the premises where the offender generally
lives or, if the offender does not generally live at any particular
premises, the name of each of the localities where the offender
can generally be found;
Note A registrable offender generally lives at particular premises only if
the offender lives at the premises for at least 7 days (whether or not
consecutive) in a period of 12 months (see s 60 (a)).
(e) the names and ages of children—
(i) who generally live in the same household as the offender;
or
(ii) with whom the offender has regular unsupervised contact;
Note 1 A child generally lives in the same household as a registrable
offender only if they live together in the household for at least
3 days (whether or not consecutive) in a period of 12 months (see
s 60 (b)).
Note 2 A registrable offender has regular unsupervised contact with a
child only if the offender has unsupervised contact with the child
for at least 3 days (whether or not consecutive) in a period of
12 months (see s 60 (c)).
(f) if the offender is employed—
(i) the nature of the offender’s employment; and
(ii) the name of the offender’s employer (if any); and
(iii) the address of each of the premises where the offender is
generally employed or, if the offender is not generally
employed at any particular premises, the name of each of
the localities where the offender is generally employed;
Note A registrable offender is generally employed at particular premises
only if the offender is employed at the premises for at least 7 days
(whether or not consecutive) in a period of 12 months (see
s 60 (d)). Employment is also dealt with in s 61.
(g) details of the offender’s affiliation with any club or organisation
that has child membership or child participation in its activities;
(h) the make, model, colour, registration number, details of any
modifications made, and any other particulars prescribed by
regulation, of a motor vehicle owned by, or generally driven by,
the offender;
Note A registrable offender generally drives a particular motor vehicle
only if the offender drives the vehicle on at least 7 days (whether
or not consecutive) in a period of 12 months (see s 60 (e)).
(i) details of any tattoo or permanent distinguishing mark that the
offender has (including details of a tattoo or mark that has been
acquired or removed);
(j) if the offender has ever been found guilty of a corresponding
registrable offence—details of—
(i) the offence; and
(ii) when and where the finding of guilt happened; and
(iii) any order made by a court in relation to the finding of guilt;
(k) if the offender has ever been found guilty under a corresponding
law of an offence that required the offender to report to a
corresponding registrar—details of—
(i) the offence; and
(ii) when and where the finding of guilt happened; and
(iii) any order made by a court in relation to the finding of guilt;
(l) if the offender has ever been subject to a corresponding child
sex offender registration order—details of—
(i) the order; and
(ii) when and where the order was made; and
(iii) the offence because of which the order was made;
(m) if the offender has been in government custody since the
offender was sentenced or released from government custody
(as the case may be) for a registrable offence or corresponding
registrable offence—details of when and where the government
custody happened;
(n) if, when making the report, the offender intends to travel outside
the ACT, but within Australia, on an average of at least once
a month (irrespective of the length of the absence)—in general
terms, the frequency and destinations of the travel;
(o) if the offender has ever been subject to a corresponding
prohibition order—details of—
(i) the order; and
(ii) when and where the order was made;
(p) details of any carriage service used by the offender;
(q) details of any internet service provider or carriage service
provider used by the offender;
(r) details of the kind of any internet connection used by the
offender;
wireless, broadband, ADSL or dial-up connection
(s) details of any email addresses, internet user names, instant
messaging user names, chat room user names or any other user
name or identity used by the offender through the internet or
another electronic communication service;
(t) the passport number and country of issue of each passport held
by the offender.
carriage service—see the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cwlth),
section 7 (Definitions).
carriage service provider—see the Telecommunications Act 1997
(Cwlth), section 87 (Carriage service providers).
corresponding prohibition order means an order made under a law
of a foreign jurisdiction that substantially corresponds to a prohibition
order or interim prohibition order.
internet service provider—see the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cwlth),
section 19 (Internet service providers).