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CHILD PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING AND OFFENDER PROHIBITION ORDER) ACT 2004 - SECT 16
Persons required to report under corresponding Act
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.
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