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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
sec.70Confidentiality
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### sec.70 Confidentiality
A person authorised to have access to the register or any part of the register must not disclose or publish any personal information in the register, unless the person—
is authorised by the police commissioner to disclose or publish the information; or
is involved in the administration of part 5AA and discloses or publishes the information under that part; or
is otherwise required, under any Act or law, to disclose or publish the information.
Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
If the person is a police officer, an authorisation for subsection (1) (a) may be given under this Act or the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 10 .2.
s 70 amd 2007 No. 27 s 6 ; 2025 No. 25 s 7
(sec.70-ssec.1) A person authorised to have access to the register or any part of the register must not disclose or publish any personal information in the register, unless the person— is authorised by the police commissioner to disclose or publish the information; or is involved in the administration of part 5AA and discloses or publishes the information under that part; or is otherwise required, under any Act or law, to disclose or publish the information. Maximum penalty—150 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
(sec.70-ssec.2) If the person is a police officer, an authorisation for subsection (1) (a) may be given under this Act or the Police Service Administration Act 1990 , section 10 .2.
- (a) is authorised by the police commissioner to disclose or publish the information; or
- (b) is involved in the administration of part 5AA and discloses or publishes the information under that part; or
- (c) is otherwise required, under any Act or law, to disclose or publish the information.