South Australian Numbered Acts

CHILD SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION (CONTROL ORDERS AND OTHER MEASURES) AMENDMENT ACT 2014 (NO 6 OF 2014) - SECT 10

10—Amendment of section 66L—Information to be provided to parents and guardians

        (1)         Section 66L—after "who" insert:

is to

        (2)         Section 66L(a)—delete "resides" first occurring and substitute:

reside

        (3)         Section 66L(b)—delete "stays" first occurring and substitute:

stay

        (4)         Section 66L—delete "must tell a" and substitute:

must, before doing so, tell each

        (5)         Section 66L—after its present contents (now to be designated as subsection (1)) insert:

        (2)         A serious registrable offender who has, or intends to have, reportable contact with a child must, as soon as practicable after the contact, or after forming the intention to have contact, tell an available responsible adult—

            (a)         that he or she is a serious registrable offender under this Act; and

            (b)         what the offence or offences were that resulted in him or her becoming a serious registrable offender.

Maximum penalty: $25 000 or imprisonment for 5 years.

        (3)         In this section—

"available responsible adult", in relation to a serious registrable offender's contact with a child, means—

            (a)         a parent or guardian of the child that is known to the serious registrable offender; or

            (b)         an adult person apparently responsible for the supervision of the child at the time of the contact or when the serious registrable offender forms the intention to have the contact.