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IR-01-25-35215
8 October 2025
Jacinta McGregor
[FYI request #32334 email]
Tēnā koe Jacinta
Request for Information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request, partially transferred to
Police by the Ministry of Justice on 24 September 2025, where you requested information
relating to the Child Sex Offender Register.
You asked for:
Number of registered sex offenders currently living in the below areas;
-Rodney District
-Whangaparāoa
-Auckland region
-Wellington region
-North Island
-South Island
The Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 (the
Act) was established
1 to reduce sexual reoffending against child victims by providing
government agencies with the information needed to monitor child sex offenders in the
community.
The Act places restrictions on access to the Register, which limits access to information
held under the following section:
Section 41
2 Access to the register to be restricted
(1) The Commissioner must ensure that the register, or any part of the register, is only
accessed by a person, or a class of persons, that is authorised to do so by the
Commissioner in accordance with guidelines issued in accordance with this section.
(5) This section has effect despite any other enactment or law to the contrary.
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3 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to establish a Child Sex Of ender Register that wil reduce sexual reoffending against
child victims, and the risk posed by serious child sex offenders, by—
(a) providing government agencies with the information needed to monitor child sex offenders in the
community, including after the completion of the sentence; and
(b) providing up-to-date information that assists the Police to more rapidly resolve cases of child
sexual offending.
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https:/ www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2016/0042/latest/DLM6464024.html
This means that Police cannot lawfully disclose to you any information from the Register,
therefore your request is refused under section 18(c)(i) of the OIA, as the making
available of the information requested would be contrary to section 41 of the Act.
Information about how the Register works can be found on the Police website at:
https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/programmes-and-initiatives/child-sex-offender-cso-
register
Other information regarding the evaluation of the Register can be found here:
https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/child-sex-offender-register-evaluation
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are not satisfied
with the response to your request. Information about how to make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
Nāku noa, nā
Dan Wildy, PhD
Director: National Intelligence Centre
New Zealand Police
