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Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005
96Eligibility of offender to apply for suspension order
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96 Eligibility of offender to apply for suspension order
A registrable offender is eligible to apply for an order suspending the
offender’s reporting obligations (a suspension order) only if—
(a) 15 years have passed (excluding days in government custody)
since the offender was last sentenced or released from
government custody for a registrable offence or a corresponding
registrable offence, whichever is later; and
(b) the offender did not become the subject of a life-long reporting
period under a corresponding law while in a foreign jurisdiction
before becoming the subject of a life-long reporting period in
the ACT; and
(c) the offender is not on parole for a registrable offence.