When report must be made
24 When report must be made
Subject to subsection (2A), a reportable offender of a kind referred to in column 1 of the Table to this subsection must report the offender’s personal details to the Commissioner within the period specified in column 2 of the Table.
Table
Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
A reportable offender (other than a corresponding reportable offender) who enters government custody in Western Australia on or after the commencement day as a consequence of having been sentenced for a reportable offence and who ceases to be in government custody while in Western Australia | Within 7 days after the offender ceases to be in government custody |
A reportable offender (other than a corresponding reportable offender) in government custody in Western Australia immediately before the commencement day and who ceases to be in government custody while in Western Australia | Within 60 days after the commencement day or 7 days after the offender ceases to be in government custody, whichever is the later |
A reportable offender (other than a corresponding reportable offender) who is in Western Australia on the commencement day, but who is not in government custody at that time | Within 60 days after the commencement day or, if the offender is given written notice of the offender’s reporting obligations within 53 days after that day, within 7 days after the offender is given that notice |
Any other reportable offender who is sentenced in Western Australia for a reportable offence | Within 7 days after the offender is sentenced |
A reportable offender who enters Western Australia from a foreign jurisdiction and who has not previously been required under this section to report the offender’s personal details to the Commissioner | Within 14 days after entering Western Australia, if remaining in Western Australia for 14 or more consecutive days, not counting any days spent in government custody |
A corresponding reportable offender who has not previously reported the offender’s personal details to the Commissioner and who is in Western Australia on the date on which the offender becomes a corresponding reportable offender | Within 7 days after the offender becomes a corresponding reportable offender or 7 days after the offender ceases to be in government custody, whichever is the later |
A reportable offender who must comply with the reporting obligations of this Act because of the making of a reporting order must report the offender’s personal details to the Commissioner —
within 7 days after the order is made; or
if the offender is in government custody — within 7 days after ceasing to be in government custody.
Despite subsections (1) and (2A), a reportable offender must report the offender’s personal details to the Commissioner before leaving Western Australia unless the offender entered Western Australia from a foreign jurisdiction and remained in Western Australia for less than 14 consecutive days, not counting any days spent in government custody.
[Section 24 amended: No. 54 of 2012 s. 12; No. 31 of 2024 s. 28; No. 35 of 2024 s. 13.]
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