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Meaning of reportable offence

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9 Meaning of reportable offence

For the purposes of this Act, a reportable offence is —

(a)

any of the following offences (other than an offence committed by a person when they were a child) —

(i)

a Class 1 offence;

(ii)

a Class 2 offence;

or

(b)

if the person concerned has previously been found guilty of a Class 3 offence (whether or not committed by the person when they were a child) — another Class 3 offence (other than an offence committed by the person when they were a child); or

(c)

an offence that results in the making of an offender reporting order or past offender reporting order; or

(d)

a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence committed by a person when they were a child that results in the making of a juvenile offender reporting order; or

(e)

a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence against a law of a foreign jurisdiction committed by a person when they were a child that —

(i)

in relation to a foreign jurisdiction in which a corresponding juvenile offender non‑registration order may be made — does not result in the making of that order; or

(ii)

in relation to a foreign jurisdiction in which a corresponding juvenile offender reporting order may be made — results in the making of that order; or

(f)

a Class 1 offence or Class 2 offence against a law of a foreign jurisdiction committed by a person when they were a child that results in a finding of guilt by a court of a foreign jurisdiction (other than in a corresponding juvenile scheme jurisdiction); or

(g)

if the person concerned has previously been found guilty of a Class 3 offence committed when they were a child — another Class 3 offence committed by the person when they were a child that results in the making of a juvenile offender reporting order; or

(h)

if the person concerned has previously been found guilty of a Class 3 offence committed when they were a child — another Class 3 offence committed against a law of a foreign jurisdiction by the person when they were a child that —

(i)

in relation to a foreign jurisdiction in which a corresponding juvenile offender non‑registration order may be made — does not result in the making of that order; or

(ii)

in relation to a foreign jurisdiction in which a corresponding juvenile offender reporting order may be made — results in the making of that order; or

(i)

if the person concerned has previously been found guilty of a Class 3 offence committed when they were a child — another Class 3 offence —

(i)

committed against a law of a foreign jurisdiction committed by the person when they were a child; and

(ii)

that results in a finding of guilt by a court of a foreign jurisdiction (other than a corresponding juvenile scheme jurisdiction).

[Section 9 inserted: No. 35 of 2024 s. 70.]

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