Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulationsinsert
16A Access to personal information in child sex offenders register—Act, s 118 (1) (b) (i)
(1) The following entities are prescribed:
(a) a court, tribunal or special commission of inquiry;
(b) a legal representative of a registered offender including—
(i) the legal aid commission; and
(ii) the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ACN 118 431 066);
(c) a person who is entitled to report in person for a registered offender under the Act, section 65 (Reports by young offenders) or section 66 (Reports by offenders with disability);
(d) the chief officer (however described) of an entity providing an employment service in relation to a registered offender;
(e) the chief executive officer of Australian Customs and Border Protection Service;
(f) the chief executive of the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services;
(g) the chief executive of the Department of Education and Training;
(h) the chief executive of the Department of Justice and Community Safety exercising functions under the Corrections Management Act 2007 ;
(i) the chief officer (however described) of a law enforcement agency;
(j) the registrar-general exercising a function under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1997 ;
(k) the secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing (Cwlth);
(l) the secretary of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Cwlth);
(m) the Attorney-General for the Territory, the Commonwealth, or a State;
(n) the director of public prosecutions, or a person performing a similar function under a Commonwealth or State law.
(2) In this section:
"employment service "includes any of the following:
(a) a pre-employment service;
(b) an employment screening service;
(c) finding, or helping to find, employment.
"law enforcement agency "means any of the following:
(a) the Australian Crime Commission established by the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cwlth);
(b) the Australian Federal Police;
(c) the CrimTrac Agency, established under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cwlth), section 65 (Establishment etc. of Executive Agencies);
(d) the New South Wales Crime Commission or a similar entity established under the law of another State;
(e) the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption or a similar entity established under the law of another State;
(f) the police service or force of a State, or another territory;
(g) a government department of the Commonwealth or a State or the Territory whose primary functions are the beginning or conduct of proceedings for offences.