Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
83When reporting period begins
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83 When reporting period begins (1) A registrable offender’s (other than a previous offender’s) reporting period for a registrable offence begins at the later of the following times: (a) when the offender is sentenced for the offence; (b) if the offender is in, or begins, full-time government custody on the day the offender is sentenced for the registrable offence— when the offender stops being in full-time government custody. (2) A previous offender’s reporting period for a registrable offence begins at the later of the following times: (a) when the offender was sentenced for the offence; (b) if the offender was in full-time government custody on the day the offender was sentenced for the registrable offence—when the offender stopped or stops being in full-time government custody.