Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
82Documents, fingerprints, photographs may be kept
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82 Documents, fingerprints, photographs may be kept (1) The chief police officer may, during a registrable offender’s reporting period, keep for law enforcement, crime prevention or child protection purposes any of the following taken under this part from, or in relation to, the offender: (a) copies of documents; (b) fingerprints; (c) photographs. (2) At the end of the registrable offender’s reporting period, the chief police officer must ensure that any item that is being kept under subsection (1) is destroyed.
Reporting period Part 3.5