Detectives from the Public Protection Branch yesterday (Tuesday 8 October) arrested a 33-year-old man from the northern suburbs for possessing child exploitation material.
He was further charged with breaching his ANCOR reporting obligations. The man was refused bail and will appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court today.
PLEASE NOTE: CONFIDENTIALITY OF ANCOR INFORMATION
It is an offence against Section 67 of the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act for a person to disclose information obtained under the Act which includes the name of a registrable offender. It is also an offence against Section 68 of the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 to publish by newspaper, radio, television or in any other way, information that has been disclosed in contravention of Section 67.