Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING AND OFFENDER PROHIBITION ORDER) ACT 2004 - SECT 54A

54A Reporting obligations notice

(1) As soon as practicable after an event mentioned in section 54 (2) happens in relation to a reportable offender, the police commissioner must give the offender a written notice (a
"reporting obligations notice" and also an
"initial reporting obligations notice" ) about—

(a) the offender’s reporting obligations; and

(b) the consequences that may arise if the offender fails to comply with the obligations.

(2) An initial reporting obligations notice must state—

(a) the police station or other place where the offender is required to make the offender’s initial report; and

(b) the ways in which the offender is required to, or may, make a periodic report; and

(c) if the notice states that the offender must make a periodic report in person—the police station or other place where the offender is required to make the report.

(3) The police commissioner may give a reportable offender a further notice about the offender’s reporting obligations (also a
"reporting obligations notice" ) at any other time.

(4) A reporting obligations notice under subsection (3) may state the following matters—

(a) the ways in which the offender is required to, or may, make—

(i) a periodic report; or

(ii) another report the offender is required to make under this part;

(b) if the notice states that the offender must make a report in person—the police station or other place where the offender is required to make the report;

(c) if the police commissioner decides to change the frequency of the offender’s periodic reports under section 19 —when the offender is required to make periodic reports;

(d) if the police commissioner decides to require the offender to report changes in the offender’s personal details under section 19B —that the offender is required to report the changes in the offender’s personal details mentioned in section 19B (3) ;

(e) if the commissioner decides to require a reportable offender convicted of an offence against section 50 (1) to report the unreported information under section 50 (5) —the information stated in section 50 (7) .

(5) A reporting obligations notice applies to a reportable offender until—

(a) the offender’s reporting period ends; or

(b) the police commissioner gives the offender another reporting obligations notice under this section.

(6) A police officer is authorised to give a reporting obligations notice to a reportable offender on behalf of the police commissioner.