Police and Corrections cannot release information about a registered person unless it is assessed that there is a need to do so to protect a child or children from a significant threat. In these situations, details about the registered offender can be disclosed to the relevant people involved with the children e.g., parents, schools, and caregivers. Guidance can then be given on how to best keep children safe.
Where information about someone on the register is released, there are strict disclosure protocols that must be adhered to. It is an offence (with a penalty of up to six months imprisonment) for someone to pass on that information.