Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004

A reportable offender must make a report —

if the report is required under this Part to be made in a certain manner — in the manner required under this Part; or

if the report is not required under this Part to be made in a certain manner — in any of the following ways —

in person;

in any way prescribed;

in any way permitted by the Commissioner in a particular case, for a class of cases or for all cases.

Only an authorised person may receive a report made under this Part unless the report is made electronically —

in accordance with the regulations; or

in a way permitted by the Commissioner under subsection (2)(b)(iii).

If a reportable offender attending in person is a child, or has a disability that makes it impossible or impracticable for the offender to make a report, any parent, guardian, carer or other person nominated by the reportable offender who is accompanying the reportable offender may make the report on the reportable offender’s behalf.

If a reportable offender is permitted or required to make a report otherwise than in person in accordance with subsection (2), any of the following may make a report on the offender’s behalf —

if the offender has a disability that makes it impossible or impracticable for them to make the report — a parent, guardian, carer or other person nominated by the offender;

if the offender has a guardian under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 — the guardian.