Queensland Numbered Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING AND OFFENDER PROHIBITION ORDER) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023 - SECT 44

44 Replacement of ss 3–5

Sections 3 to 5 —
omit, insert—

3 Corresponding reportable offender defined—Act, s 7 For section 7(c) of the Act, a person is a corresponding offender if, because of being sentenced by a court for an offence committed in respect of a child or a person the offender believed was a child, the person is—

(a) a registrable offender under the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 (ACT) ; or

(b) a registrable person under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) ; or

(c) a reportable offender under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 (NT) ; or

(d) a registrable offender under the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 (SA) ; or

(e) a reportable offender under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 (Tas) ; or

(f) a registrable offender under the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 (Vic) ; or

(g) a reportable offender under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 (WA) ; or

(h) required to report to a corresponding registrar in a jurisdiction outside Australia.

4 How nominated person may be contacted for report required under corresponding Act—Act, s 16

(1) For section 16(2)(b) of the Act, the following ways are prescribed—

(a) in person;

(b) by mail addressed as follows—

The Registrar
Child Protection Offender Registry
GPO Box 1440
Brisbane Qld 4000

(c) by email to an email address approved under subsection (2);

(d) in another way for making contact stated on the Queensland Police Service website.

(2) The police commissioner may approve an email address for making contact.

(3) Contact made by mail to the address mentioned in subsection (1)(b) is taken to have been made on the date stated on the postmark on the mailed contact.

5 How reports must be made—Act, ss 21 and 26

(1) For sections 21(3) and 26(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, the following ways for making a report are allowed—

(a) by telephone to a telephone number approved under subsection (2);

(b) by mail addressed as follows—

The Registrar
Child Protection Offender Registry
GPO Box 1440
Brisbane Qld 4000

(c) by email to an email address approved under subsection (2);

(d) by using an electronic system approved under subsection (2);

Examples of an electronic system—

an automated kiosk or an online system accessed through a secure website administered by the Queensland Police Service

(e) in another way for making the report stated on the Queensland Police Service website.

(2) The police commissioner may approve a telephone number, email address or electronic system for making a report.

(3) A telephone number, email address or electronic system approved under subsection (2) must be stated on a reporting obligations notice given to a reportable offender under section 54A of the Act.

(4) A report made by mail to the address mentioned in subsection (1)(b) is taken to have been made on the date stated on the postmark on the mailed report.