TASIn ForceAct
Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013
53ABPersons may notify Registrar of reportable behaviour
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 53AB
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013.
### 53AB Persons may notify Registrar of reportable behaviour
> [*\[Section 53AB Inserted by No. 13 of 2025, s. 7, Applied:01 Oct 2025\]*](/view/html/inforce/2025-10-01/act-2025-013#GS7@EN)
>
> > (1) A person may notify the Registrar of reportable behaviour if the person making the notification –
> >
> > > > (a) becomes aware by any means, or suspects on reasonable grounds, that another person has engaged, or may have engaged, in reportable behaviour; and
> > >
> > > > (b) believes, on reasonable grounds, that the other person –
> > > >
> > > > > > (i) is a registered person; or
> > > > >
> > > > > > (ii) has applied for registration under this Act.
>
> > (2) A notification under [subsection (1)](#GS53AB@Gs1@EN) in respect of reportable behaviour is to include, as far as it is known by the person making the notification –
> >
> > > > (a) the name of, and any other identifying particulars of, the person who engaged, or may have engaged, in the behaviour; and
> > >
> > > > (b) details of the alleged reportable behaviour.
>
> > (3) For the avoidance of doubt, a person may make a notification under [subsection (1)](#GS53AB@Gs1@EN) in respect of reportable behaviour that occurred, or that the person was aware of, before the commencement of this Act.