Lawyer Sebastian Buscemi implores government to provide details of child sexual abuse investigations

The government is facing renewed pressure to provide details of the 13 investigations which have been referred to police after repeatedly refusing to say where the public servants worked or whether the alleged abuse is recent or historic.

Deputy premier and Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff has defended the government's lack of detail but was unable to provide an update of the investigations and whether any public servants had yet been cleared or charged.

Greens leader Cassy O'Connor said information had "suddenly dried up" after the Greens sought details in Parliament last year about allegations regarding Ashley Detention Centre staff.

"If you're a Tasmanian parent you have the right to know whether your child was cared for or managed by a person under investigation and whether their removal from a workplace relates to allegations of historical or contemporary abuse, or what action has been taken to support any children or young people who may have been harmed," Ms O'Connor said.

"The opacity is inexcusable.

"This increasingly has the whiff of a protection racket for Ministers."

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Tasmanian President of Australian Lawyers Alliance Sebastian Buscemi agreed more details were needed.

"For a start they should name where the person worked, be that in a department, an agency, and the specific location(s).

"They should at least also provide a broad timeframe of the employment.

"Tasmanians have a right to know whether their children were at risk. It might also lead to people coming forward who may have information that may be relevant to any investigation."

Mr Buscemi said the presumption of innocence was important "but there is a very big difference between naming an agency, school, or facility, and identifying someone".

"The priority should be on keeping children safe but right now that doesn't appear to be the case.

"The community has every right to know where children were at risk.

"It may be the impetus for victim themselves to come forward and report what happened to them. It would also be a signal from the Government to victims and the community that they are taking this seriously, and that the safety of children is of paramount concern."

Labor leader Rebecca White said the government needed to be more transparent and whether the public servants being investigated were teachers, nurses or people interacting with children.

"I can't imagine how people in the North of the State are feeling now that there's been a 13^th person stood down and police have been asked to investigate allegations of child sexual abuse.

"With the government's continued secrecy, this means they've no information whether it could be someone who has dealt with their own child."

Mr Rockliff said the investigations were "challenging, difficult and sensitive" for all Tasmanians but the government was acting on legal advice and was transparent.

"It's very important that the legal process takes its course and it's very important also that these matters are investigated," he said.

"The number one priority is to ensure the safety of our children."