What if the registered person commits another qualifying offence?

If the registered person is convicted of another qualifying offence (that’s one related to child sex offending), and is sentenced to prison, they will automatically receive another period of registration. If they receive a non-custodial sentence, it will be up to the judge to decide whether to order a
further registration period. Their length of time on the register will be recalculated considering the new registration requirements.

If someone is a convicted child sex offender in another country (a foreign jurisdiction, not New Zealand) and moves to New Zealand, are they subject to registration in New Zealand?

A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment for a corresponding offence in another country or is subject to registration requirements for a corresponding offence in another country, will be registered in New Zealand if they intend to move to New Zealand.

They are likely to be served with a registration order at the NZ border and will be required to make an initial report to a Police case manager within 72 hours (3 days) of arrival in New Zealand.