If you are a victim of crime and you wish to receive information about an offender who is an adult or a young person in custody, or who is a forensic patient, you may be eligible to be listed on a Victims Register.
Victims of crime are given the right to information about the offender's status in the Charter of Victims Rights:

"A victim should, on request, be kept informed of the offender's impending release or escape from custody, or of any change in security classification that results in the offender being eligible for unescorted absence from custody."

Advice

If you would like to discuss your right to information, the contact person at the relevant Victims Register will give you further detail about the type of information you may receive.

Agencies who hold a Victims Register

• The Department of Corrective Services has responsibility for people who have been convicted of an offence and are in custody. You may contact their Victims Register on (02) 8346 1374, or visit the Victims Register, Department of Corrective Services website. Postal address: Community Liaison Officer, Department of Corrective Services, Victims Register, PO Box 31 GPO, Sydney NSW 2001.
• The Forensic Division of the Mental Health Review Tribunal has responsibility for the victims register in relation to forensic patients as defined in the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990. Contact the Forensic Patients Victims Register on (02) 9816 5955. Postal address: Forensic Division, Mental Health Review Tribunal, PO Box 2019, BORONIA PARK NSW 2111. You may also visit the Mental Health Review Tribunal website for information on orders, hearings and appeals.
• The Department of Juvenile Justice has responsibility for juveniles who have been accused or convicted of an offence and are in custody. Contact the Victims Register on (02) 9219 9427 or visit the Victims Register Department of Juvenile Justice website. Postal address: Victims Register Officer, Department of Juvenile Justice, PO Box K399, Haymarket NSW 1240.