Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING AND OFFENDER PROHIBITION ORDER) ACT 2004 - SECT 16

16 Persons required to report under corresponding Act

(1) This section applies to a person (other than a protected witness) who—

(a) is or has been required to report to a corresponding registrar, whether or not the person is a reportable offender under this Act; and

(b) has not previously complied with the obligation imposed by this section.

(2) The person must, within 7 days after entering and remaining in Queensland (not including any day spent in government detention), contact a nominated person—

(a) by telephone; or

(b) in another way prescribed by regulation.

(3) The police commissioner must ensure the nominated person’s contact details are available at any police station.

(4) When contacted, the nominated person must advise the person—

(a) whether the person is a reportable offender under this Act; and

(b) about any reporting obligations the person has under this Act.

(5) A person is not guilty of an offence against section 50 because of a failure to comply with subsection (2) if the person—

(a) is not a reportable offender under this Act; or

(b) could not reasonably have been expected to have known that the person was required to report under this Act; or

(c) does not remain in Queensland for 7 or more consecutive days, not counting any day spent in government detention; or

(d) makes an initial report under section 14 .

(6) In this section—

"nominated person" means a person nominated by the police commissioner for this section.