The police commissioner can publish a reportable offender's personal details on a public website if the offender has broken their reporting or supervision rules and the police do not know where they are.

The police commissioner can give a reportable offender's photo to a person living in the same area if that person makes a formal request and the offender meets specific reporting or risk criteria.

The police commissioner can tell a parent if a specific person is a reportable offender, provided that person has or will have unsupervised contact with the parent's child.

The Police Commissioner cannot disclose details for offenders who were children when they committed their crime or have specific court protections.

People who publicly intimidate or harass someone they believe is an identified offender face up to 10 years jail if they intended to harass them, or up to 3 years jail if the act was likely to cause harassment.

People who share or publish identifying information about an identified offender without the police commissioner's written approval face up to 3 years jail.

Courts and tribunals cannot review or overturn the police commissioner's administrative decisions about disclosing or publishing offender information, unless there was a jurisdictional error.

The police commissioner can label a reportable offender as a 'serious risk offender' if they believe the person poses a serious risk to the lives or sexual safety of children.