Sex Offender Registry

The Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act of 2004 was enacted to create a register of reportable sex offenders who have committed sexual offences against children.

Persons who are convicted and sentenced for a reportable offence of a sexual nature are automatically required by law to register with and report their personal details to the police, and it is an offence not to comply with reporting conditions and obligations without reasonable excuse. 

Simply put if an offender is convicted of a sexual offence in WA they become a reportable offender for either 15 years or eight years depending on whether the offence was a Class 1 or Class 2 offence.

The Sex Offender Registry is designed to protect the community by assessing the risk of reoffending and placing reporting obligations on the offender in addition to any sentence imposed by the Court.

By Curt Hofmann