Last month, several ministers, as well as the Special Envoy agreed that the sex offenders registry should be publicly accessed. Currently, it exists but can only be accessed with written permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs. But yesterday, an amendment to the criminal code was introduced in the House of Representatives to make it public.
Kareem Musa, Minister of Immigration, Labor, and Governance
"The amendment expands the list of sexual offenses for which a convicted sexual offender becomes subject to sex notification requirements. There's also an amendment to section 65a, removing the requirement or need for a member of the public to apply for permission to have access to the national sex offenders database and instead to allow for general access to the public."
"I know that is one that has attracted a lot of public debate but I believe that putting it in the hands of the public to have access can only create greater measures of safety and security for families and their children."
That bill was introduced for first readings and now goes to Committee.
