New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (OFFENDERS REGISTRATION) ACT 2000 - SECT 12C

12C Receipt of information to be acknowledged

(1) As soon as is practicable after receiving a report under this Part, the police officer or other person receiving the report must acknowledge the making of the report.

(2) The acknowledgment must be in writing, must be given to the person who made the report and must include--

(a) the name and signature of the police officer or other person who received the report, and

(b) the date and time when, and the place where, the report was received, and

(c) a copy of the information that was reported, and

(d) a copy of the record of any agreement made under subsection (4).

(3) If a report is not made in person, the police officer or other person who received the report must, as soon as practicable--

(a) give the person making the report a unique reference number, and

(b) record that number on the relevant registrable person's file and on the acknowledgment.

(4) The Commissioner of Police may make an agreement with the registrable person as to the manner in which any reference number or acknowledgment required to be given by this section may be given.

(5) The Commissioner of Police must ensure--

(a) that there is a method of recording an agreement made under subsection (4), and

(b) that, except with the written consent of the registrable person, any reference number or acknowledgment required to be given by this section is given in accordance with the agreement while the agreement remains in force.

(6) The Commissioner of Police must ensure that a copy of every acknowledgment is retained.