The WA Attorney-General has sidestepped questions about whether the community would be safe following the impending release of a dangerous sex offender, saying he instead had confidence in the Department of Corrections' ability to manage the man's strict supervision conditions.

Attorney-General John Quigley spoke to 6PR’s Gareth Parker about the 65-year-old paedophile known only as MGD, saying while he was concerned about the man’s release he was confident the man's 49 release conditions were strong enough.

WA attorney General John Quigley, photographed at WA Parliament House. Credit:Philip Gostelow

“I'm speaking to you as the Attorney-General of Western Australia, and as the father of two [primary school] aged children,” Mr Quigley said.

“I share the community's concerns, however I take up on the point that you said that you can't keep these offenders in jail forever.”