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SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT 2004 - NOTES

Version No. 074

No. 56 of 2004
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 December 2023

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Version No. 074

Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

No. 56 of 2004

Version incorporating amendments as at
1 December 2023

Endnotes

    1     General information

See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 3 June 2004

Legislative Council: 15 September 2004

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to require certain offenders who commit sexual offences to keep police informed of their whereabouts and other personal details for a period of time and thereby reduce the likelihood that they will re‑offend and facilitate the investigation and prosecution of any future offences that they may commit, to prevent registered sex offenders working in child-related employment, to amend the Ombudsman Act 1973 and for other purposes."

Constitution Act 1975:

Section 85(5) statement:

Legislative Assembly: 3 June 2004

Legislative Council: 15 September 2004

Absolute majorities:

Legislative Assembly: 25 August 2004

Legislative Council: 15 September 2004

The Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 was assented to on 21 September 2004 and came into operation on 1 October 2004: section 2.

INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)

Style changes

Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.

References to ILA s. 39B

Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.

Interpretation

As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:

•     Headings

All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).

•     Examples, diagrams or notes

All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).

•     Punctuation

All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).

•     Provision numbers

All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).

•     Location of "legislative items"

A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.

•     Other material

Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).

    2     Table of Amendments

This publication incorporates amendments made to the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

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Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004, No. 79/2004 (as amended by No. 97/2004)

Assent Date:

16.11.04

Commencement Date:

Ss 100–103 on 16.11.04: Special Gazette (No. 237) 16.11.04 p. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005

Assent Date:

24.5.05

Commencement Date:

S. 18(Sch. 1 item 99) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Sex Offenders Registration (Amendment) Act 2005, No. 34/2005

Assent Date:

21.6.05

Commencement Date:

S. 24(1)(2) on 1.10.04: s. 2(2); s. 24(3)(4) on 22.6.05: s. 2(1); ss 4–16, 18–23, 25 on 1.8.05: Government Gazette 28.7.05 p. 1642; s. 17 on 1.10.05: s. 2(4)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Working with Children Act 2005, No. 57/2005

Assent Date:

13.9.05

Commencement Date:

S. 51 on 3.4.06: Government Gazette 30.3.06 p. 615

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Sentencing and Mental Health Acts (Amendment) Act 2005, No. 69/2005

Assent Date:

11.10.05

Commencement Date:

S. 30 on 1.10.06: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006, No. 2/2006 (as amended by No. 27/2006)

Assent Date:

7.3.06

Commencement Date:

S. 45 on 1.12.06: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006, No. 14/2006

Assent Date:

11.4.06

Commencement Date:

S. 20 on 1.8.05: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Education and Training Reform Act 2006, No. 24/2006

Assent Date:

16.5.06

Commencement Date:

S. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 36) on 1.7.07: Government Gazette 28.6.07 p. 1304

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Children, Youth and Families (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 48/2006

Assent Date:

15.8.06

Commencement Date:

S. 42(Sch. item 33) on 23.4.07: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Justice Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 2006, No. 79/2006

Assent Date:

10.10.06

Commencement Date:

Ss 53–55 on 1.10.04: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Statute Law Revision Act 2007, No. 28/2007

Assent Date:

26.6.07

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. item 61.1) on 1.12.06: s. 2(2)(c); s. 3(Sch. item 61.2) on 27.6.07: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Justice and Road Legislation Amendment (Law Enforcement) Act 2007, No. 52/2007

Assent Date:

17.10.07

Commencement Date:

Ss 13, 16–19, 21 on 28.2.08: Government Gazette 31.1.08 p. 196; ss 14, 15, 20 on 1.6.08: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Justice Legislation Amendment (Sex Offences Procedure) Act 2008, No. 18/2008

Assent Date:

13.5.08

Commencement Date:

Ss 18, 19 on 1.7.08: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Police Integrity Act 2008, No. 34/2008

Assent Date:

1.7.08

Commencement Date:

S. 143(Sch. 2 item 10) on 5.12.08: Special Gazette (No. 340) 4.12.08 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2009, No. 55/2009

Assent Date:

22.9.09

Commencement Date:

Ss 34–48 on 31.5.10: s. 2(4)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009

Assent Date:

24.11.09

Commencement Date:

S. 97(Sch. item 112) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Serious Sex Offenders (Detention and Supervision) Act 2009, No. 91/2009

Assent Date:

15.12.09

Commencement Date:

S. 219(Sch. 3 item 3) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 24.12.09 p. 3397

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Equal Opportunity Act 2010, No. 16/2010 (as amended by No. 26/2011)

Assent Date:

27.4.10

Commencement Date:

S. 209(Sch. item 8) on 1.8.11: s. 2(4)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2010, No. 63/2010

Assent Date:

28.9.10

Commencement Date:

S. 81(Sch. item 12) on 1.11.10: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Sentencing Amendment (Community Correction Reform) Act 2011, No. 65/2011

Assent Date:

22.11.11

Commencement Date:

S. 107(Sch. item 12) on 16.1.12: Special Gazette (No. 423) 21.12.11 p. 3

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Children's Services Amendment Act 2011, No. 80/2011

Assent Date:

21.12.11

Commencement Date:

S. 79(Sch. item 6) on 1.1.12: Special Gazette (No. 423) 21.12.11 p. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Courts and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 26/2012

Assent Date:

29.5.12

Commencement Date:

S. 78 on 16.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 237) 3.7.12 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Statute Law Revision Act 2012, No. 43/2012

Assent Date:

27.6.12

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. item 48) on 28.6.12: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 82/2012

Assent Date:

18.12.12

Commencement Date:

Ss 129–137 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Sentencing Amendment (Abolition of Suspended Sentences and Other Matters) Act 2013, No. 32/2013

Assent Date:

4.6.13

Commencement Date:

S. 60 on 27.7.13: Special Gazette (No. 226) 25.6.13 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Education and Training Reform Amendment (Dual Sector Universities) Act 2013, No. 76/2013

Assent Date:

17.12.13

Commencement Date:

S. 22 on 1.1.14: s. 2(4)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Crimes Amendment (Grooming) Act 2014, No. 7/2014

Assent Date:

25.2.14

Commencement Date:

S. 5(1) on 9.4.14: Special Gazette (No. 112) 8.4.14 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014, No. 17/2014

Assent Date:

25.3.14

Commencement Date:

S. 160(Sch. 2 item 90) on 1.7.15: Special Gazette (No. 151) 16.6.15 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Mental Health Act 2014, No. 26/2014

Assent Date:

8.4.14

Commencement Date:

S. 455(Sch. item 27) on 1.7.14: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014

Assent Date:

3.6.14

Commencement Date:

S. 10(Sch. item 154) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Criminal Organisations Control and Other Acts Amendment Act 2014, No. 55/2014

Assent Date:

26.8.14

Commencement Date:

S. 152 on 31.10.14: Special Gazette (No. 330) 23.9.14 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014, No. 60/2014

Assent Date:

2.9.14

Commencement Date:

S. 140(Sch. 3 item 43) on 17.9.14: Special Gazette (No. 317) 16.9.14 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 74/2014 (as amended by No. 20/2015)

Assent Date:

21.10.14

Commencement Date:

S. 33 on 1.7.15: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Sex Offenders Registration Amendment Act 2014, No. 82/2014

Assent Date:

21.10.14

Commencement Date:

Ss 13–16, 20 on 22.10.14: s. 2(1); ss 3–12, 17–19,
21–27 on 1.6.15: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015, No. 20/2015

Assent Date:

16.6.15

Commencement Date:

Ss 13–15 on 17.6.15: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Crimes Amendment (Child Pornography and Other Matters) Act 2015, No. 42/2015

Assent Date:

22.9.15

Commencement Date:

S. 28 on 1.12.15: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Serious Sex Offenders (Detention and Supervision) and Other Acts Amendment Act, No. 52/2015

Assent Date:

13.10.15

Commencement Date:

Ss 47, 48 on 14.10.15: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Sex Offenders Registration Amendment Act 2016, No. 21/2016

Assent Date:

26.4.16

Commencement Date:

Ss 4–19 on 1.2.17: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Serious Sex Offenders (Detention and Supervision) Amendment (Community Safety) Act 2016, No. 32/2016

Assent Date:

31.5.16

Commencement Date:

Ss 43, 44 on 1.6.16: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2016, No. 47/2016

Assent Date:

6.9.16

Commencement Date:

S. 43 on 1.7.17: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Police and Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2016, No. 54/2016

Assent Date:

18.10.16

Commencement Date:

Ss 38, 39 on 19.10.16: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Sex Offenders Registration Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2017, No. 25/2017

Assent Date:

20.6.17

Commencement Date:

S. 49 on 23.9.17: Special Gazette (No. 314) 19.9.17 p. 1; ss 4–19, 21–48 on 1.3.18: s. 2(4); s. 20 on 1.3.21: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Serious Offenders Act 2018, No. 27/2018

Assent Date:

26.6.18

Commencement Date:

Ss 351(Sch. 4 cl. 22), 365 on 3.9.18: Special Gazette (No. 356) 31.7.18 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2019, No. 3/2019

Assent Date:

13.3.19

Commencement Date:

Ss 47–49 on 14.3.19: s. 2(1); ss 50, 51 on 16.9.20: Special Gazette (No. 465) 15.9.20 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Guardianship and Administration Act 2019, No. 13/2019

Assent Date:

4.6.19

Commencement Date:

S. 221(Sch. 1 item 48) on 1.3.20: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Act 2019, No. 25/2019

Assent Date:

3.9.19

Commencement Date:

Ss 35–37 on 1.5.20: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Worker Screening Act 2020, No. 34/2020

Assent Date:

4.11.20

Commencement Date:

S. 241 on 1.2.21: Special Gazette (No. 647) 8.12.20 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Court and Other Matters) Act 2020, No. 43/2020

Assent Date:

8.12.20

Commencement Date:

S. 40 on 26.4.21: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Firearms and Other Acts Amendment Act 2021, No. 44/2021

Assent Date:

26.10.21

Commencement Date:

Ss 25–35 on 30.8.22: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022, No. 7/2022

Assent Date:

1.3.22

Commencement Date:

S. 80 on 1.12.23: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Education Legislation Amendment (Adult and Community Education and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 32/2022

Assent Date:

23.8.22

Commencement Date:

S. 65 on 24.5.23: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 37/2022

Assent Date:

6.9.22

Commencement Date:

Ss 3, 7–9 on 7.9.22: s. 2(1); ss 4–6 on 21.6.23: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, No. 39/2022

Assent Date:

6.9.22

Commencement Date:

S. 870 on 1.9.23: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Statute Law Amendment Act 2023, No. 6/2023

Assent Date:

9.5.23

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. 1 item 5) on 10.5.23: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

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    3     Explanatory details

[1] Sch. 2 item 28A: The amendment proposed by section 8(2) (repealed) of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 37/2022 is not included in this publication as there is no item 28A(ivc) in Schedule 2.

Section 8(2) (repealed) read as follows:

        8     Schedule 2—Class 2 offences

    (2)     After item 28A(ivc) of Schedule 2 to the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 insert—

    "(ivd)     section 474.25C (using a carriage service to prepare or plan to cause harm to, engage in sexual activity with, or procure for sexual activity, persons under 16) except if the offence does not involve an act in preparing or planning to engage in sexual activity with a person under 16 years of age or an act in preparing or planning to procure a person under 16 years of age to engage in sexual activity;".


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