1Purpose and outline

1 Purpose and outline (1) The purpose of this Act is— (a) to require certain offenders who commit sexual offences to keep police informed of their whereabouts and other personal details for a period of time— (i) to reduce the likelihood that they will re-offend; and S. 1(1)(a)(ii) amended by No. 3/2019 s. 47. (ii) to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of any offences that they may commit; S. 1(1)(b) amended by No. 25/2017 s. 23. (b) to prevent registrable offenders working in child-related employment; S. 1(1)(c) amended by Nos 82/2012 s. 129(1), 21/2016 ss 4(1)(a), 13. (c) to empower the IBAC to monitor compliance with Parts 3 and 4 of this Act; S. 1(1)(d) inserted by No. 21/2016 s. 4(1)(b). (d) to provide for the making of prohibition orders to prevent registrable offenders engaging in certain conduct. (2) In outline this Act— (a) provides for the establishment of a Register of Sex Offenders; and (b) requires certain offenders who are sentenced for registrable offences on or after 1 October 2004 to report specified personal details for inclusion in the Register (and extends this requirement to certain offenders sentenced for registrable offences before that date); and (c) enables the sentencing court to order juvenile offenders and offenders who commit certain sexual offences against adult victims to comply with the reporting obligations of the Act; and (d) requires those offenders to keep those details up to date, to report those details annually and to also report certain of their travel plans; and (e) imposes those reporting obligations for a period of between 4 years and life, depending on the number, severity and timing of the offences committed, and the age of the offender at the time an offence was committed; and (f) allows for the recognition of the period of reporting obligations imposed under laws of foreign jurisdictions; and S. 1(2)(g) amended by No. 25/2017 s. 23. (g) makes it an offence for registrable offenders to work in child-related employment; and S. 1(2)(h) amended by Nos 82/2012 s. 129(2), 21/2016 ss 4(2)(a), 13. (h) empowers the IBAC to monitor compliance with Parts 3 and 4 of this Act; S. 1(2)(i) inserted by No. 21/2016 s. 4(2)(b). (i) provides for the making of prohibition orders to prevent registrable offenders engaging in certain conduct.