Western Australia
High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020
Western Australia
High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020
These regulations are the
These regulations come into operation as follows —
(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the
Gazette ;(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.
Each of the following is designated as a relevant agency —
(a) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the
Children and Community Services Act 2004 ;(b) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the
Prisons Act 1981 ;(c) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the
Sentence Administration Act 2003 ;(d) the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the
Victims of Crime Act 1994 .
Each offence specified in the Table is prescribed for the purposes of section 5(5) to be a serious offence.
Offences under | ||
1. | s. 272.15 | “Grooming” child to engage in sexual activity outside Australia |
2. | s. 272.15A | “Grooming” person to make it easier to engage in sexual activity with a child outside Australia |
3. | s. 273A.1 | Possession of child‑like sex dolls etc. |
4. | s. 474.19 (as in force immediately before 21 September 2019) | Using a carriage service for child pornography material |
5. | s. 474.22 | Using a carriage service for child abuse material |
6. | s. 474.22A | Possessing or controlling child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service |
7. | s. 474.23A | Conduct for the purposes of electronic service used for child abuse material |
8. | s. 474.24A | Aggravated offence — offence involving conduct on 3 or more occasions and 2 or more people |
9. | s. 474.25B | Aggravated offence — using a carriage service for sexual activity with person under 16 years of age |
10. | s. 474.25C | Using a carriage service to prepare or plan to cause harm to, engage in sexual activity with, or procure for sexual activity, persons under 16 |
11. | s. 474.26 | Using a carriage service to procure persons under 16 years of age |
12. | s. 474.27 | Using a carriage service to “groom” persons under 16 years of age |
13. | s. 474.27AA | Using a carriage service to “groom” another person to make it easier to procure persons under 16 years of age |
14. | s. 474.27A | Using a carriage service to transmit indecent communication to person under 16 years of age |
This is a compilation of the
SL 2020/181 25 Sep 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 25 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 26 Sep 2020 (see r. 2(b)) | |
SL 2020/236 4 Dec 2020 | 5 Dec 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |