Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2017
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 .
30 October 2017C. WARNER
Governor
By Her Excellency's Command,
M. T. (RENE) HIDDING
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management
PART 1 - Preliminary
These regulations may be cited as the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Regulations 2017 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Act 2016 commences.
PART 2 - Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 Amended
In this Part, the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 is referred to as the Principal Act.
4. Section 17 amended (Report by reportable offender of personal details)
Section 17(1) of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraph:(da) the names and ages of any children with whom he or she engages in any form of direct or indirect communication for the purpose of inviting any further communication or contact with the child; and
PART 3 - Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016 Amended
In this Part, the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
6. Regulation 4 amended (Authorised persons)
Regulation 4(a) of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting "inspector" and substituting "sergeant".
7. Regulation 5 amended (Corresponding Acts)
Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:(a) by omitting from paragraph (f) "Australian Capital Territory." and substituting "Australian Capital Territory;";(b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (f) :(g) Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 of New Zealand.
8. Regulation 6 amended (Corresponding offender reporting orders)
Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:(a) by omitting from paragraph (f) "Australian Capital Territory." and substituting "Australian Capital Territory;";(b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (f) :(g) a registration order under the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 of New Zealand.
9. Regulation 10 inserted
After regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted:The following entities are prescribed entities for the purposes of section 44B of the Act:(a) the Department of Education;(b) the Department of Health and Human Services;(c) the Department of Justice.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 8 November 2017
These regulations are administered in the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2016 by –(a) prescribing a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant as an authorised person; and(b) prescribing the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 of New Zealand as a corresponding Act; and(c) prescribing a registration order under that Act as a corresponding offender reporting order; and(d) adding certain new personal details to the personal details listed in section 17(1) of the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 ; and(e) prescribing certain entities for the purposes of section 44B of that Act.