Sch 2Information disclosure principles

Schedule 2—Information disclosure principles In this Schedule— personal information means— (a) information obtained under this Act that identifies, or could reasonably identify, a person as a registrable offender; or (b) any other information about a registrable offender obtained under this Act if the recipient of the information is known to be aware that the person is a registrable offender. Example— Disclosing the address of a registrable offender to a person who knows that he or she is a registrable offender. 2—General principles governing disclosure The following principles must be applied in relation to the disclosure of personal information: (a) the information must not be disclosed unless— (i) there are good reasons for the disclosure; and (ii) the disclosure is otherwise made in accordance with this Schedule; (b) an assessment must be made before the information is disclosed of the risks associated with disclosure and any risks associated with non-disclosure; (c) the information disclosed must be proportionate to the purpose of the disclosure; (d) the information disclosed must be reliable and accurate; (e) details of the disclosure must be documented. 3—Authorisation of disclosure If personal information may only be disclosed with authorisation in accordance with clause 5, then the information must not be disclosed unless the Commissioner, or a person authorised by the Commissioner for the purpose of this Schedule, has given written authorisation for the disclosure. 4—Circumstances where information may be disclosed without authorisation Personal information about a registrable offender may be disclosed without authorisation in the following circumstances: (a) if the registrable offender consents to the disclosure of the information; (b) if the disclosure is required by an order of a court or tribunal; (c) if the disclosure is made to a supervising authority in connection with the supervision of the registrable offender; (d) if the disclosure is made to a law enforcement or prosecution authority of this State or of a foreign jurisdiction and is reasonably required for the purpose of investigating a suspected registrable offence or an offence under this Act; (e) if the disclosure is made to a legal practitioner for the purpose of obtaining legal advice or representation relating to a matter under this Act; (f) if the disclosure is made to the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the Office for Public Integrity, the Ombudsman or the Internal Investigation Section of South Australia Police for the purposes of an investigation under the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 2012, the Ombudsman Act 1972, the Police Complaints and Discipline Act 2016 or this Act; (g) if the disclosure is required under any other Act or law; (h) if the disclosure is of a type prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this clause. 5—Circumstances where information may be disclosed with authorisation Personal information about a registrable offender may only be disclosed with authorisation in the following circumstances: (a) if the disclosure is to be made to a person exercising official duties under an Act relating to the care or protection of children; (b) if the disclosure is made to a government or non-government agency for the purpose of safeguarding the welfare of the registrable offender; (c) if the disclosure relates to information already in the public domain; (d) if the disclosure is of a type prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this clause. Legislative history Notes • Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete. • Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history. • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Principal Act and amendments New entries appear in bold. Year No Title Assent Commencement Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 30.11.2006 18.10.2007 (Gazette 18.10.2007 p3969) Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Act 2007 29.3.2007 Sch 1 (cl 3)—14.5.2007 (Gazette 10.5.2007 p1977) Criminal Law Consolidation (Rape and Sexual Offences) Amendment Act 2008 17.4.2008 Sch 1 (cl 1)—23.11.2008 (Gazette 20.11.2008 p5171) Child Sex Offenders Registration (Registration of Internet Activities) Amendment Act 2009 Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 10.12.2009 Pt 28 (s 55)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320) Education and Early Childhood Services (Registration and Standards) Act 2011 8.12.2011 Sch 3 (cl 2)—1.1.2012 (Gazette 15.12.2011 p4986) Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012 6.12.2012 Sch 3 (cl 3)—20.12.2012 (Gazette 20.12.2012 p5742) Child Sex Offenders Registration (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2013 3.10.2013 Pt 2 (ss 4(1), (3), 5—8, 13, 22, 24(2), 26, 27(1), 38(1), 39 & 40)—22.12.2013; ss 4(2), (4), 9—12, 14—21, 23, 25, 27(2), 28, 29, new s 48(2)(e), (f), (h) (as inserted by s 30), 31(1), new section 60(2)(gb) (as inserted by s 31(2)), 32—35, new ss 66L, 66M & 66N (as inserted by s 37) & 38(2)—19.1.2014 (Gazette 19.12.2013 p4923); new Pt 5B (as inserted by s 36)—14.2.2014 (Gazette 13.2.2014 p885); s 24(1), new s 48(2)(g) (as inserted by s 30), new s 60(2)(ga) (as inserted by s 31(2)) & new Pt 5A (as inserted by s 36)—29.6.2014 (Gazette 19.12.2013 p4923); new s 66K (as inserted by s 37)—29.6.2014 (Gazette 13.2.2014 p885) Child Sex Offenders Registration (Control Orders and Other Measures) Amendment Act 2014 10.7.2014 30.11.2014 (Gazette 7.8.2014 p3986) Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 2014 11.12.2014 Pt 3 (s 5)—1.4.2015 (Gazette 19.2.2015 p793) Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Change of Name) Amendment Act 2015 22.10.2015 Sch 1 (cl 1)—1.6.2016 (Gazette 21.1.2016 p152) Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 2016 Pt 2 (s 4)—16.6.2016: s 2(1) Police Complaints and Discipline Act 2016 8.12.2016 Sch 1 (cl 1)—19.4.2017 (Gazette 19.4.2017 p1101); cll 2 & 3—4.9.2017 (Gazette 29.8.2017 p3794) Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) (No 2) Act 2017 Pt 2 (s 3)—24.10.2017 Statutes Amendment (Sentencing) Act 2017 28.11.2017 Pt 4 (ss 6 & 7)—30.4.2018 (Gazette 6.2.2018 p612) Children's Protection Law Reform (Transitional Arrangements and Related Amendments) Act 2017 12.12.2017 Pt 8 (s 45)—19.12.2017 (Gazette 19.12.2017 p5119) Statutes Amendment (Child Exploitation and Encrypted Material) Act 2019 11.7.2019 Pt 2 (s 4)—24.10.2019 (Gazette 24.10.2019 p3572) Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021 Sch 1 (cll 4, 5 & 76)—7.10.2021: s 2 Statutes Amendment (Child Sex Offences) Act 2022 14.7.2022 Pt 2 (ss 3 to 7)—1.10.2022 (Gazette 23.9.2022 p6135) Criminal Law Consolidation (Child Sexual Abuse) Amendment Act 2023 8.6.2023 Sch 1 (cl 1)—22.6.2023: s 2 Statutes Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 21.6.2023 Pt 3 (s 5)—1.10.2023 (Gazette 14.9.2023 p3237) Child Sex Offenders Registration (Child-Related Work) Amendment Act 2024 28.3.2024 1.7.2025 (Gazette 15.8.2024 p2439) Child Sex Offenders Registration (Public Register) Amendment Act 2024 24.10.2024 4.4.2025 (Gazette 3.4.2025 p557) except s 6 insofar as it inserts s 66FA(1), (8) to (11) & (13)—11.12.2025 (Gazette 11.12.2025 p4822) and except ss 5, 6 insofar as it inserts ss 66FA(2) to (7), (12) & 66FB, 7 & 8—16.2.2026 (Gazette 12.2.2026 p241) Child Sex Offenders Registration (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2025 20.11.2025: s 2(1) except s 10 immediately after s 6 of 45/2024—11.12.2025 (Gazette 11.12.2025 p4822) Provisions amended New entries appear in bold. Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics. Provision How varied Commencement Long title amended under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 Pt 1 s 2 omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 s 4 s 4(1) criminal intelligence inserted by 41/2013 s 4(1) foreign registrable offence amended by 45/2024 s 3 good behaviour bond amended by 53/2017 s 6(1) registrable repeat offender inserted by 41/2013 s 4(2) amended by 57/2025 s 3(1) reportable contact inserted by 41/2013 s 4(2) amended by 9/2022 s 3 reporting obligations amended by 41/2013 s 4(3) serious registrable offender inserted by 41/2013 s 4(4) s 4(2a) inserted by 57/2025 s 3(2) s 4(5) amended by 53/2017 s 6(2) s 4A inserted by 9/2022 s 4 s 5A inserted by 41/2013 s 5 Pt 2 s 6 s 6(4) amended by 41/2013 s 6(1)—(3) s 7 amended by 45/2024 s 4 s 9 s 9(1a) inserted by 41/2013 s 7 s 9(3) amended by 6/2014 s 4 s 10 s 10(1) substituted by 41/2013 s 8 Pt 2A inserted by 41/2013 s 9 Pt 3 Pt 3 Div 1 s 11 s 11(1) amended by 41/2013 s 10(1), (2) s 11(2) amended by 41/2013 s 10(2) s 12 s 12(1)—(3) amended by 41/2013 s 11(1) s 12(4) and (5) amended by 41/2013 s 11(2) s 13 amended by 57/2025 s 4(1) s 13(1) amended by 10/2009 s 3 amended by 41/2013 s 12(1)—(3) amended by 57/2025 s 4(2) s 13(2) (c) deleted by 41/2013 s 12(4) s 13(4)—(6) inserted by 41/2013 s 12(5) deleted by 9/2022 s 5 s 14 s 14(4) amended by 41/2013 s 13 Pt 3 Div 2 s 15 s 15(2) substituted by 41/2013 s 14 s 15A inserted by 41/2013 s 15 s 16 s 16(1) amended by 41/2013 s 16(1) s 16(2) amended by 41/2013 s 16(2) s 16(3) amended by 41/2013 s 16(1) s 16(4) amended by 41/2013 s 16(1), (3) substituted by 57/2025 s 5 s 16(5) inserted by 41/2013 s 16(4) s 17 s 17(1) amended by 41/2013 s 17 s 18 s 18(1) amended by 6/2014 s 5 s 19 s 19(2) substituted by 41/2013 s 18(2) s 19(3) amended by 41/2013 s 18(1) s 20A inserted by 41/2013 s 19 Pt 3 Div 3 s 21 amended by 57/2025 s 6(1) s 21(1) substituted by 41/2013 s 20 s 21(1a) inserted by 41/2013 s 20 s 21(1b) inserted by 57/2025 s 6(2) s 22 s 22(1) amended by 41/2013 s 21(1)—(3) s 22(2) substituted by 41/2013 s 21(4) s 22(4) substituted by 41/2013 s 21(5) s 22(5) deleted by 41/2013 s 21(5) s 23 s 23(1) amended by 41/2013 s 22 s 25 s 25(2a) inserted by 41/2013 s 23 s 25(3) substituted by 41/2013 s 23 s 29 deleted by 5/2007 Sch 1 cl 3 14.5.2007 Pt 3 Div 4 s 32 s 32(1) s 32 redesignated as s 32(1) by 41/2013 s 24(2) amended by 41/2013 s 24(1) s 32(2) inserted by 41/2013 s 24(2) Pt 3 Div 5 s 34 s 34(1) amended by 57/2025 s 7(1), (2) s 36A inserted by 41/2013 s 25 Pt 3 Div 6 amended by 41/2013 s 26 s 38 s 38(2) amended by 41/2013 s 27(1) s 38(3) amended by 41/2013 s 27(2) s 42 s 42(1) amended by 57/2025 s 8(1) s 42(2) amended by 57/2025 s 8(2) s 43 s 43(3) amended by 57/2025 s 9 Pt 3 Div 7 s 44 s 44(1a) inserted by 41/2013 s 28 s 45 s 45(1) s 45 redesignated as s 45(1) by 41/2013 s 29 s 45(2) inserted by 41/2013 s 29 Pt 3 Div 8 s 48 s 48(2) (e), (f), (h) inserted by 41/2013 s 30 (g) inserted by 41/2013 s 30 Pt 4 s 60 s 60(2) amended by 41/2013 s 31(1) (gb) inserted by 41/2013 s 31(2) (ga) inserted by 41/2013 s 31(2) s 63 s 63(5) amended by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 1(1) s 63(6) amended by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 1(2) Pt 5 substituted by 41/2013 s 32 s 64 s 64(1) educational institutions for children amended by 46/2011 Sch 3 cl 2 1.1.2012 child-related work amended by 41/2013 s 33(1) (q) deleted by 6/2014 s 6 amended by 6/2014 s 6 amended by 7/2024 s 3 s 64(3) inserted by 41/2013 s 33(2) s 65A inserted by 41/2013 s 34 s 66 substituted by 41/2013 s 35 Pt 5A inserted by 41/2013 s 36 s 66B s 66B(4) amended by 7/2024 s 4(1) s 66B(5) amended by 7/2024 s 4(2) s 66B(5a) inserted by 7/2024 s 4(3) Pt 5B inserted by 41/2013 s 36 14.2.2014 ss 66EA—66ED inserted by 45/2024 s 5 s 66F s 66F(1a) inserted by 6/2014 s 7 s 66FA s 66FA(1) amended by 57/2025 s 10 ss 66FA(2) to (7) & (12) s 66FB s 66I s 66I(5) identified offender amended by 45/2024 s 7(1) personal details inserted by 45/2024 s 7(2) s 66J s 66J(1) amended by 6/2014 s 8(1) s 66J(1a)—(1d) inserted by 6/2014 s 8(2) s 66J(2) identifying information substituted by 45/2024 s 8 Pt 5C inserted by 6/2014 s 9 Pt 6 s 66K s 66K(2a) inserted by 27/2015 Sch 1 cl 1 1.6.2016 ss 66L s 66L(1) s 66L amended and redesignated as s 66L(1) by 6/2014 s 10(1)—(5) s 66L(2) and (3) inserted by 6/2014 s 10(5) s 66M amended by 45/2024 s 9(1) s 66M(1) substituted by 45/2024 s 9(2) s 66M(2) substituted by 45/2024 s 9(3) s 66M(3) amended by 45/2024 s 9(4) amended by 57/2025 s 11 s 66M(4) amended by 45/2024 s 9(5) s 66M(5) amended by 45/2024 s 9(6) s 66N s 67 s 67(1) amended by 41/2013 s 38(1) s 67(3) amended by 41/2013 s 38(2) amended by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 2 amended by 38/2021 Sch 1 cl 4 s 70 deleted by 84/2009 s 55 1.2.2010 s 72A inserted by 41/2013 s 39 s 73 amended by 57/2025 s 12(1) s 73(4) and (5) inserted by 57/2025 s 12(2) Sch 1 cl 1 cl 1(1) sexual offence amended by 10/2008 Sch 1 cl 1(1) amended by 28/2016 s 4(1) cl 2 amended by 10/2008 Sch 1 cl 1(2), (3) (j) deleted by 10/2008 Sch 1 cl 1(4) amended by 41/2013 s 40(1), (2) amended by 28/2016 s 4(2) amended by 41/2017 s 3 amended by 53/2017 s 7(1), (2) amended by 9/2022 s 6(1)—(4) amended by 17/2023 Sch 1 cl 1 22.6.2023 amended by 21/2023 s 5(1), (2) cl 3 amended by 41/2013 s 40(3), (5)—(7) (p) deleted by 41/2013 s 40(4) amended by 25/2014 s 5 1.4.2015 amended by 28/2016 s 4(3) amended by 64/2017 s 45(1)—(3) 19.12.2017 amended by 13/2019 s 4 24.10.2019 amended by 9/2022 s 6(5)—(7), (9)—(16) (ja) deleted by 9/2022 s 6(8) amended by 21/2023 s 5(3), (4) amended by 57/2025 s 13 Sch 2 cl 4 amended by 60/2016 Sch 1 cl 3 amended by 38/2021 Sch 1 cl 5 amended by 57/2025 s 14 Sch 3 omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (CPIPC Recommendations) Amendment Act 2021, Sch 1 Pt 21 76—Savings and transitional regulations Regulations may be made under any Act amended by this Act (including under the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 2012 as in force after the commencement of this Act) to make provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act or on the commencement of specified provisions of this Act. Statutes Amendment (Child Sex Offences) Act 2022, Pt 2 7—Transitional provisions (1) Despite section 6(1)(a) of the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006, a person is not, and is taken never to have been, a registrable offender for the purposes of that Act if, before the commencement of section 6(1) of this Act, the person was a registrable offender only because— (a) the person was sentenced for an offence against section 49(6) of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (unlawful sexual intercourse with a person with an intellectual disability); and (b) the victim was, at the time of the relevant offence, of or above the age of 18 years. (2) Despite section 6(1)(a) of the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006, a person is not, and is taken never to have been, a registrable offender for the purposes of that Act if, before the commencement of section 6(8) of this Act, the person was a registrable offender only because the person was sentenced for an offence against section 69 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (bestiality). (3) Despite section 34(2) of the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006, a reference to an offence in section 34 of that Act does not extend to the following offences committed before the commencement of this subsection or for which a person was sentenced before the commencement of this subsection: (a) an offence against section 49(6) of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (unlawful sexual intercourse with a person with an intellectual disability) where the victim was, at the time of the relevant offence, of or above the age of 18 years; (b) an offence against section 69 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (bestiality). Child Sex Offenders Registration (Child-Related Work) Amendment Act 2024, Sch 1—Transitional provisions In this Schedule— Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police; employer includes any person for whom work is performed; prescribed day, in relation to a registrable offender referred to in clause 2, means— (a) the day occurring 6 months after the commencement of this Act; or (b) the day on which the Commissioner determines an application by the registrable offender for a declaration under section 66B of the principal Act exempting them from the operation of section 65 of the principal Act in respect of the child‑related work, whichever occurs first; principal Act means the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006. 2—Application of section 65 to certain registrable offenders A registrable offender who— (a) on the commencement of this Act, becomes a person engaged in child‑related work (including work under a contract for services) by virtue of this Act; and (b) gives written notice (no later than 30 days after the commencement of this Act) that they intend to apply for a declaration under section 66B of the principal Act exempting them from the operation of section 65 of the principal Act in respect of that child‑related work to— (i) their employer; and (ii) the Commissioner, is taken to be exempt from section 65 of the principal Act in respect of that child‑related work until the prescribed day. 3—Application of section 66 to persons arrested or reported before commencement (1) If a person who has been arrested or reported for a class 1 or class 2 offence before the commencement of this Act becomes a person engaged in child‑related work (including work under a contract for services) by virtue of this Act, section 66(1) of the principal Act applies to the person as if the disclosure required under that subsection were required to be made within 7 days after the commencement of this Act (if they have not already disclosed that fact to their employer and proceedings relating to the offence have not been finalised). (2) If, before the commencement of this Act, a person— (a) applied for work that is now, by virtue of this Act, child‑related work (including work under a contract for services); and (b) was arrested or reported for a class 1 or class 2 offence while that application was still current, section 66(3) of the principal Act applies to the person as if the disclosure required under that subsection were required to be made within 7 days after the commencement of this Act (if they have not already disclosed that fact to their employer and proceedings relating to the offence have not been finalised). (3) Terms used in this clause have the same meaning as in Part 5 of the principal Act. 4—Effect of amendment on bail applications For the purposes of section 11 of the Bail Act 1985, the amendment to the definition of child‑related work effected by section 3 of this Act only applies in relation to a person who applies for bail on or after the commencement of section 3 of this Act (regardless of whether the relevant offence was committed before or after that commencement). Historical versions 18.10.2007 1.2.2010 1.1.2012 14.2.2014 1.4.2015 1.6.2016 19.12.2017 24.10.2019 22.6.2023