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Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004
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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:**