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Schedule 4—Reportable offences
Section 127(2)
Part 1—Level 1, 2, 3 or 4 offences or their equivalent
1.1 Any level 1, 2, 3 or 4 offence.
1.2 Any indictable offence that is punishable by—
(a) level 1, 2, 3 or 4 imprisonment; or
(b) a level 1, 2, 3 or 4 fine; or
(c) both level 1, 2, 3 or 4 imprisonment and a level 1, 2, 3 or 4 fine.
1.3 Any indictable offence (other than an offence referred to in item 1.1 or 1.2) that is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 years or more or a maximum fine of 1800 penalty units or more, or both.
Part 2—Other Crimes Act offences
2.1 Offences against the person
An offence under section 18, 19(1), 20, 21, 21A(1), 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29(1), 30, 31(1) or 31A(1) of the Crimes Act 1958.
Sch. 4 item 2.2 substituted by No. 74/2014 s. 35, amended by No. 42/2015 s. 29, substituted by No. 47/2016 s. 48, amended by Nos 7/2022 s. 81(a), 55/2025 s. 114.
2.2 Sexual offences
An offence under section 39(1), 40(1), 41(1), 43(1), 44(1), 45(1), 46(1), 47(1), 49A(1), 49B(1), 49C(1), 49D(1), 49E(1), 49F(1), 49G(1), 49H(1), 49I(1), 49K(1), 49L(1), 49P(1), 50E(1), 50F(1), 51B(1), 51C(1), 51D(1), 51E(1), 51F(1), 51G(1), 51H(1), 51I(1), 52B(1), 52C(1), 52D(1), 52E(1), 53H(1), 53I(1), 53J(1), 53K(1), 53L, 53M, 53N or 54A(1) of the Crimes Act 1958.
An offence under section 39(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 inserted in the Crimes Act 1958 on 1 January 1992 by section 3 of the Crimes (Rape) Act 1991 and repealed by section 4 of the Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2014.
An offence under section 40(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 inserted in the Crimes Act 1958 on 15 August 1993 by section 20 of the Sentencing (Amendment) Act 1993 and repealed by section 4 of the Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2014.
An offence against any of the following provisions of the Crimes Act 1958 inserted in the Crimes Act 1958 on 5 August 1991 by section 3 of the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 1991 and repealed by section 16 of the Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2016:
(a) section 44(3) or (4) (incest);
(b) section 47(1) (indecent act with child under the age of 16);
(c) section 48(1) (sexual penetration of 16 or 17 year old child);