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Division 10—Miscellaneous 153 66ZZB Court may prohibit publication of proceedings 153 66ZZC Chief Commissioner of Police may disclose personal information about prohibition orders and registration orders 155 66ZZD Service of orders and applications made by Chief Commissioner of Police 156 Part 5—Registrable offenders prohibited from child-related employment 157 67 Definitions 157 68 Registrable offender excluded from child-related employment 163 69 Offence to fail to disclose charges 163 70 Confidentiality of information 164 Part 5A—Change of name 166 70A Application of Part 166 70B Definitions 166 70C Applications for change of name by or on behalf of a registrable offender 166 70D Approval by Chief Commissioner of Police 167 70E Approval to be notified in writing 168 70F Registration of change of name 168 70G Registrar may correct Register 169 70H Lapse of application where offender ceases to be a registrable offender 169 70I Information-sharing between the Secretary and the Victorian Registrar 169 70J Registrable offender who is also subject to a supervision or detention order 170 70K Registrable offender who is also a prisoner on parole 170 Part 5B—Monitoring of compliance and reporting 171 70L IBAC to monitor compliance with Parts 3 and 4 171 70M IBAC to be given reasonable assistance 171 70N Powers in relation to monitoring 171 70O Reports on monitoring compliance 172 70P Chief Commissioner of Police to report to Minister 173 Part 5C—Approval of making of acknowledgement of sex applications—registrable offenders 175 70Q Offence to make acknowledgement of sex application without approval 175 70R Application by registrable offender or other person for approval of Chief Commissioner of Police 175 70S Approval by Chief Commissioner of Police of the making of acknowledgement of sex application 175 70T Copy of approval or refusal of Chief Commissioner of Police 176 70U Lapse of application where registrable offender ceases to be a registrable offender 177 70V Registrable offender who is also subject to a supervision or detention order 177 70W Registrable offender who is also a prisoner on parole 177 Part 5D—Authorised disclosures of information to affected persons 179 70X Definitions for this Part 179 70Y Chief Commissioner of Police may disclose certain information to affected persons 182 70Z Disclosure considerations 183 70ZA Specified information 183 70ZB Affected person may nominate contact preferences and representative 185 70ZC Secretary may give Chief Commissioner of Police information included in victims register 186 70ZD Record of contact preferences and details 186 70ZE Obligation to maintain confidentiality of information disclosed—affected person or affected person's representative 187 70ZF Obligation to maintain confidentiality—authorised persons and third parties 187 70ZG Offence to publish information disclosed under this Part 188 70ZH Part does not create rights to information or consultation 189 Part 6—Other matters 190 71 Exclusion of liability 190 71A Disclosure of personal information—supervising authorities 190 72 Effect of spent convictions 190 73 Certificate concerning evidence 191 73A Transitional provisions—Sex Offenders Registration (Amendment) Act 2005 191 73B Transitional provision—Justice Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 2006 192 73C Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Sex Offences Procedure) Act 2008 192 73D Transitional provision—Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment Act 2012 193 73E Transitional provisions—Sex Offenders Registration Amendment Act 2014 194 73F Transitional provisions—Sex Offenders Registration Amendment Act 2016 196 73G Transitional provision—Police and Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2016 196 73J Saving of orders continued in effect after commencement by Serious Offenders Act 2018 197 73K Transitional provision—Firearms and Other Acts Amendment Act 2021—Application for registration exemption order 197 74 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 198 74A Rules of court 198 75 Regulations 198 75A Transitional provisions—Corrections Legislation Amendment Act 2025 203 75B Savings provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2025 203 Schedules 205 Schedule 1—Class 1 offences 205 Schedule 2—Class 2 offences 209 Schedule 3—Class 3 offences 222 Schedule 4—Class 4 offences 224 Schedule 5—Specified offences 227 Schedule 6—Transitional provisions—Corrections Legislation Amendment Act 2025 231 Endnotes 235 1 General information 235 2 Table of Amendments 237 3 Explanatory details 245 **Version No.** **078** **Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004** **No. 56 of 2004** Version incorporating amendments as at **The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:**