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Updated to 22 August 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 415 of 2025)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Sex Offenders Act 2001
No. 18 of 2001

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Whole Act 27 September 2001 Sex Offenders Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 426 of 2001), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Restricted 15/2006, s. 3(10)
S. 2(1) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 3
S. 3(2)(a) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 4(a)
S. 3(2)(a) substituted 8/2008, ss. 13(a)(i), 15(2)
S. 3(2)(ii) substituted 8/2008, ss. 13(a)(ii), 15(2)
S. 3(4) inserted 8/2008, ss. 13(a)(iii), 15(2)
S. 3(4) deleted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 4(b)
S. 3A inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 5
S. 4(2) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 6
S. 8(1) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 7(a)
S. 8(4) substituted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 7(b)
S. 10(1) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(a)(i)
S. 10(1)(a) substituted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(a)(ii)
S. 10(1)(aa) inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(a)(ii)
S. 10(1)(b) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(a)(iii)
S. 10(2) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(b)(i), (iii)
S. 10(2)(d) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(b)(ii)
S. 10(3) substituted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(c)
S. 10(4) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(d)
S. 10(4A) inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(e)
S. 10(5) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(f)
S. 10(6A) inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(g)
S. 10(7)(b) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(h)(i)
S. 10(7)(ba) inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(h)(ii)
S. 10(7A)-(7D) inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(i)
S. 10(8) deleted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(j)
S. 10(8)(a) amended with transitional provisions 7/2022, ss. 1(2), 7(a), 25
S. 10(8)(b) amended with transitional provisions 7/2022, ss. 1(2), 7(b), 25
S. 10(8A) inserted with transitional provisions 7/2022, ss. 1(2), 7(c), 25
S. 10(9) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(k)
S. 10(10A) inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(l)
S. 10(11) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 8(m)
S. 10A inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 9
S. 11(3) amended with transitional provisions 7/2022, ss. 1(2), 4(1), 13, 26, sch. 1 ref. 20
S. 12 amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 10(a)
S. 12(2A) inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 10(b)
S. 12(3) substit. 8/2008, ss. 13(b), 15(2)
S. 12(4) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 10(c)
S. 13(2) substituted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 11
S. 14(5)(c) amemded 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 12
Ss. 14A-14H inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 13
S. 16(1) substituted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 14(a)
S. 16(2)(b) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 14(b)
S. 16(5) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 14(c)
S. 16A-16C inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 15
S. 17(1A) inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 16
S. 19(1)(a) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 17(a)
S. 19(1A)-(1D) inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 17(b)
S. 19(3) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 17(c)
S. 25(1) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 18
  40/2013, ss. 1(2), 97, sch. 2 pt. 16
  11/2013, ss. 1(2), 72(1), sch. 6, item 34
  42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 75, sch. 6, pt. 20
S. 26(1) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 19
Ss. 26A-26G inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 20
S. 27(1) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 21
S. 27 constr. of refs. 24/2011, s. 13
S. 29(1) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 22(a)
S. 29(1)(b) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 22(b)
S. 29(6) inserted 2/2017, ss. 1(2), 51(a)
S. 30(2)(b) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 23
S. 30A inserted 2/2017, ss. 1(2), 51(b)
S. 30A(1) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 24(a)
S. 30A(2) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 24(b)
S. 30B-30D inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 25
S. 31(c) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 26
S. 33(4) amended 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 27
S. 33(4) inserted 8/2008, ss. 13(c), 15(2)
Sch. para. 7 substituted 15/2006, s. 7(5)(a)
Sch. para. 7A inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 28
Sch. para. 8 re-inserted 9/2023, ss. 1(2), 28
Sch. para. 8 deleted 15/2006, s. 7(5)(b)
Sch. para. 16(ba) inserted 2/2017, ss. 1(2), 51(c)(i)(I)
Sch. para. 16(ca) inserted 2/2017, ss. 1(2), 51(c)(i)(II)
Sch. para. 16A inserted 8/2008, ss. 13(d), 15(2)
Sch. para. 17A inserted 2/2017, ss. 1(2), 51(c)(ii)
Sch. para. 21 inserted 6/2007, s. 4(4)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
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