Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING AND OFFENDER PROHIBITION ORDER) ACT 2004 - SECT 13R

13R Explaining and giving notice of offender prohibition order to respondent

(1) Subsection (2) applies if the respondent is present before—

(a) a magistrate when the magistrate makes an offender prohibition order; or

(b) a court when the court makes or varies an offender prohibition order.

(2) The magistrate or court must ensure all reasonable steps are taken to explain to the respondent in language likely to be understood by the respondent—

(a) the respondent’s obligations under the offender prohibition order or variation; and

(b) the consequences that may follow if the respondent fails to comply with the obligations.

(3) Also, subsection (4) applies if the respondent was not a reportable offender immediately before the offender prohibition order was made.

(4) As soon as practicable after the offender prohibition order is made, the police commissioner must give the respondent an initial reporting obligations notice.

(5) Subsection (4) applies despite section 54 (4) .

(6) Failure to comply with subsection (2) or (4) does not affect the validity of the offender prohibition order.