Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2025

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BAKER Governor By Her Excellency's Command, FELIX ELLIS Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management 1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Regulations 2025 . 2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 3 February 2026. 3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005 . 4. Authorised persons For the purpose of the definition of authorised person in section 3 of the Act, the following classes of police officers are prescribed: (a) police officers of or above the rank of sergeant; (b) the police officer in charge of the police station at Currie, King Island; (c) the police officer in charge of the police station at Whitemark, Flinders Island; (d) police officers working under the direction or control of the Registrar. 5. Corresponding Acts For the purpose of the definition of corresponding Act in section 3 of the Act, the following laws of foreign jurisdictions are prescribed as corresponding Acts for the purposes of the Act: (a) Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 of the Australian Capital Territory; (b) Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 of New South Wales; (c) Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 of the Northern Territory; (d) Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 of Queensland; (e) Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 of South Australia; (f) Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 of Victoria; (g) Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 of Western Australia; (h) Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 of New Zealand. 6. Corresponding offender reporting orders For the purpose of the definition of corresponding offender reporting order in section 3 of the Act, the following classes of orders are prescribed as corresponding offender reporting orders for the purposes of the Act: (a) a child sex offender registration order under the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005 of the Australian Capital Territory; (b) a child protection registration order under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 of New South Wales; (c) an offender reporting order under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 of the Northern Territory; (d) an offender reporting order under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 of Queensland; (e) a child sex offender registration order under the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 of South Australia; (f) a sex offender registration order under the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004 of Victoria; (g) a juvenile offender reporting order under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 of Western Australia; (h) an offender reporting order under the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 of Western Australia; (i) a registration order under the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 of New Zealand. 7. Sentences For the purpose of the definition of sentence in section 3 of the Act, any order made under the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 is prescribed as a sentence. 8. Supervising authorities For the purpose of the definition of supervising authority in section 3 of the Act, the authority specified in column 2 of the following table is prescribed as the supervising authority of the class of reportable offenders specified opposite in column 1 of the table: Column 1 Class of reportable offenders Column 2 Supervising authority 1. A reportable offender who is detained in a special facility or in government custody by an order made under the Criminal Justice (Mental Impairment) Act 1999 and ceases to be in the special facility or in government custody Chief Psychiatrist appointed under the Mental Health Act 2013 2. A reportable offender who is a prisoner and ceases to be in government custody Director of Corrective Services appointed under the Corrections Act 1997 3. A reportable offender who is a detainee and ceases to be in government custody Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Youth Justice Act 1997 9. Foreign witness-protection laws and corresponding Acts (1) The following foreign witness-protection laws are specified for the purposes of section 40(2) of the Act: (a) Witness Protection Act 1994 of the Commonwealth; (b) Witness Protection Act 1996 of the Australian Capital Territory; (c) Witness Protection Act 1995 of New South Wales; (d) Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act 2002 of the Northern Territory; (e) Witness Protection Act 2000 of Queensland; (f) Witness Protection Act 1996 of South Australia; (g) Witness Protection Act 1991 of Victoria; (h) Witness Protection (Western Australia) Act 1996 of Western Australia. (2) The corresponding Acts specified in regulation 5 are specified for the purposes of section 40(2) of the Act. 10. Prescribed entities The following entities are prescribed entities for the purposes of section 44B of the Act: (a) the Department for Education, Children, and Young People; (b) the Department of Health; (c) the Department of Justice; (d) the Department of Premier and Cabinet; (e) Homes Tasmania; (f) a government authority that is responsible for the protection of children or for reportable offender management of – (i) the Commonwealth; or (ii) this, or any other State or a Territory; or (iii) New Zealand. Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 . Notified in the Gazette on 10 December 2025 These regulations are administered in the Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management. from top.html --> You are directed to information on how your personal information is protected. 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