Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004

This section applies if —

a juvenile offender reporting order applies to a reportable offender; and

the offender has been subject to the reporting obligations under this Act for at least half of the offender’s reporting period.

The offender may apply to the Children’s Court for an order to revoke the juvenile offender reporting order.

The offender cannot make an application under subsection (2) if an application previously made by the offender under subsection (2) has been disposed of under section 18(a) or (b).

The court may revoke a juvenile offender reporting order if the court is satisfied that the offender does not pose a risk to the lives or the sexual safety of 1 or more persons, or persons generally.

For the purposes of subsection (4), it is not necessary that the court is able to identify a risk to a particular person or particular persons or a particular class of persons to find that an offender poses a risk to the lives or the sexual safety of 1 or more persons, or persons generally.

In deciding whether to revoke the juvenile offender reporting order, the court may take into account —

the matters that were taken into account under section 14B(5) in relation to the making of the order; and

any other matter the court considers relevant.

For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), section 44(2) does not apply to extend the length of an offender’s reporting period.

For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), time for which an offender has been subject to reporting obligations must be calculated by —

including a period of suspension under section 61; but

excluding a period of suspension under section 44(1)(a).