50Notice to be given to registrable offender

50 Notice to be given to registrable offender (1) A registrable offender is to be given written notice of— (a) his or her reporting obligations; and (b) the consequences that may arise if he or she fails to comply with those obligations. S. 50(1A) inserted by No. 25/2017 s. 31. (1A) A notice under subsection (1) must include the details (if any) prescribed by the regulations. (2) A registrable offender is to be given a notice under this section as soon as practicable after any of the following events happens— (a) he or she is sentenced for a registrable offence; (b) he or she is released from government custody (whether in government custody for a registrable offence or not); (c) he or she enters Victoria if he or she has not previously been given notice of his or her reporting obligations in Victoria; (d) he or she becomes a corresponding registrable offender, if he or she is in Victoria at that time. (3) A notice under this section is to be given by the person or body specified in, or determined in accordance with, the regulations. (4) A person or body is not required to give a notice under this section if the notice has been given by another person or body. S. 50(5) substituted by No. 34/2005 s. 17. (5) Despite anything in this Division, a court that— (a) makes any order or imposes any sentence that has the effect of making a person a registrable offender for the purposes of this Act; or (b) imposes any sentence on a person in relation to a registrable offence— must ensure that the person is, at the time the order is made or the sentence imposed, given a written notice specifying the reporting period that applies to him or her consequent on the order or sentence. S. 50(5A) inserted by No. 21/2016 s. 18(1). (5A) The court may issue a further notice to correct an error in a notice given to a person under this section. S. 50(6) inserted by No. 34/2005 s. 17, amended by No. 21/2016 s. 18(2). (6) In subsections (5) and (5A), ***court*** does not include a court of a foreign jurisdiction. S. 51 (Heading) amended by No. 34/2005 s. 18(1).