132Including person in affected person register

132 Including person in affected person register (1) The director-general must enter in the register information about an affected person if— (a) the person, or someone acting for the person— (i) asks the director-general to enter the information; or (ii) gives consent to the director-general entering the information; and (b) the person signs an undertaking not to publish information disclosed under section 134; and (c) the director-general is satisfied that entering the information is necessary for the affected person’s safety and wellbeing. (2) As soon as practicable after entering the affected person’s information in the register, the director-general must give the registered affected person, orally or in writing, information about the person’s rights as a registered affected person under section 134. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the director-general has given the affected person written notice under section 131. (4) If the registered affected person is a child under 15 years old, the director-general may give the information to a person who has parental responsibility for the person under the Children and Young People Act 2008, division 1.3.2 (Parental responsibility).

(5) The director-general must not disclose the information in the register about a registered affected person to— (a) a forensic patient; or (b) any other entity except the following: (i) the registered affected person; (ii) a person mentioned in subsection (4); (iii) a person with legal authority to act for the registered affected person; (iv) if disclosure of the information is or may be relevant for a matter before a court—the court.