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Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
71Offence—person reporting in person for offender must
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71 Offence—person reporting in person for offender must
provide identification
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) an offender is required to make a report in person under a
reporting obligation provision; and
(b) the person makes the report, in person, for the offender; and
(c) the person does not take all reasonable steps to present for
inspection the person’s Australian driver licence (if any) or
another form of identification, or other document, prescribed by
regulation for this section.
Note A person may make a report for an offender if the offender is a young
person or has a disability that makes it impracticable for the offender to
make a report in person (see s 65 and s 66).
(2) In deciding whether a person took all reasonable steps to comply with
subsection (1) (c), the court must have regard to the following:
(a) the person’s age;
(b) whether the person had a disability that affected the person’s
ability to understand, or to comply with, subsection (1) (c);
(c) whether the form of notice given to the person about the person’s
obligation under subsection (1) (c) was adequate to tell the
person about the obligation, having regard to the person’s
circumstances;