South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (CHILD SEX OFFENCES) ACT 2022 (NO 9 OF 2022) - SECT 4

4—Insertion of section 4A

After section 4 insert:

4A—Meaning of reportable contact

        (1)         For the purposes of this Act, a person has "reportable contact" with a child—

            (a)         if—

                  (i)         the person has contact with the child consisting of—

                        (A)         any form of physical contact or close physical proximity with the child; or

                        (B)         any form of communication with the child (whether in person, in writing, by telephone or other electronic device); and

                  (ii)         the contact with the child—

                        (A)         occurs in the course of—

        •         the person or the child visiting or residing at a dwelling (whether the person and the child are alone or with others); or

        •         the person (whether alone or with others) supervising or caring for the child; or

                        (B)         involves the person providing contact details to the child or obtaining contact details from the child or otherwise inviting (in any manner) further contact or communication between the person and the child; or

            (b)         if the person has contact of a kind, or occurring in circumstances, prescribed by the regulations.

        (2)         For the purposes of subsection (1)

, a reference to a "child" includes—

            (a)         a person who the registrable offender believes, at the time the contact occurs, is under the age of 18 years; and

            (b)         a fictitious person represented to the registrable offender at the time the contact occurs as being a real person under the age of 18 years.

        (3)         A reference to a "dwelling" in subsection (1)(a)(ii)(A)

includes any form of accommodation (including temporary accommodation).

        (4)         To avoid doubt, reportable contact includes contact that is supervised.