Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee
Inquiry into management of child sex offender information
Completed
The inquiry considered the best means to store data and information regarding convicted child sex offenders, and under what circumstances details of convicted child sex offences can be made public. It also examined ways to prevent sexual offences through improved public awareness.
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Terms of reference
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On 28 August 2019, the Legislative Council agreed to the following motion:
That this house requires the Legal and Social Issues Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by no later than30 June 2020, into the best means to -
a) store data and information regarding convicted child sex offenders;
b) prevent sexual offences from occurring through improved public awareness;
c) investigate the circumstances in which the details of convicted child sex offences can be made public;
and any other matters the committee determines to be relevant.