Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1) (ACT)

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2010-27

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005.

Dated 24 June 2010.

Simon Corbell

Minister

Joy Burch

Minister

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2010-27

made under the

Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This regulation amends the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Regulation 2005.

4. New section 16A

   insert

16AAccess to personal information in child sex offenders register—Act, s 118 (1) (b) (i)

(1)The following entities are prescribed:

(a)a court, tribunal or special commission of inquiry;

(b)a legal representative of a registered offender including—

(i)the legal aid commission; and

(ii)the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ACN 118 431 066);

(c)a person who is entitled to report in person for a registered offender under the Act, section 65 (Reports by young offenders) or section 66 (Reports by offenders with disability);

(d)the chief officer (however described) of an entity providing an employment service in relation to a registered offender;

(e)the chief executive officer of Australian Customs and Border Protection Service;

(f)the chief executive of the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services;

(g)the chief executive of the Department of Education and Training;

(h)the chief executive of the Department of Justice and Community Safety exercising functions under the Corrections Management Act 2007;

(i)the chief officer (however described) of a law enforcement agency;

(j)the registrar-general exercising a function under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997;

(k)the secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing (Cwlth);

(l)the secretary of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Cwlth);

(m)the Attorney-General for the Territory, the Commonwealth, or a State;

(n)the director of public prosecutions, or a person performing a similar function under a Commonwealth or State law.

(2)In this section:

employment service includes any of the following:

(a)a pre-employment service;

(b)an employment screening service;

(c)finding, or helping to find, employment.

law enforcement agency means any of the following:

(a)the Australian Crime Commission established by the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cwlth);

(b)the Australian Federal Police;

(c)the CrimTrac Agency, established under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cwlth), section 65 (Establishment etc. of Executive Agencies);

(d)the New South Wales Crime Commission or a similar entity established under the law of another State;

(e)the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption or a similar entity established under the law of another State;

(f)the police service or force of a State, or another territory;

(g)a government department of the Commonwealth or a State or the Territory whose primary functions are the beginning or conduct of proceedings for offences.

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 1 July 2010.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2010