Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Bill 2013* (Qld)

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Queensland

Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Bill 2013

Queensland

Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Bill 2013

Contents Page Short title 2.0... ee ee 4 Actamended ......... 0.0 c cece cece eet eens 4 Insertion of new ss 74C and 74D............0.....000 000 4 74C Police functions include ensuring compliance with reporting requirement....................0.00. 4 74D Power to enter and search premises without consent

or warrant to ensure compliance ................ 4

A Bill

for

An Act to amend the Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004 for particular purposes

Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Bill 2013

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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Clause 1

Clause 2

Clause 3

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Act 2013.

Act amended

This Act amends the Child Protection (Offender Reporting)

Act 2004.

Insertion of new ss 74C and 74D

Part 6—

insert—

74C Police functions include ensuring compliance with reporting requirement

To remove any doubt, it is declared that the functions of the police service include ensuring compliance with a reporting obligation by a reportable offender.

Note—

See the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 19 for a police officer's general powers to enter to make inquiries, investigations or serve documents.

74D Power to enter and search premises without consent or warrant to ensure compliance

d)

Subject to subsection (2), for ensuring compliance with a reporting obligation by a reportable offender, a police officer may, without the consent of the occupier of the premises or a warrant—

(a) at any reasonable time, enter and stay on a premises reported by the reportable offender

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(2)

(3)

Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Amendment Bill 2013