Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Attorney-General may apply to the court for an order or orders under section 8 and a division 3 order in relation to a prisoner.
(2) The application must--
(a) state the orders sought; and
(b) be accompanied by any affidavits to be relied on by the Attorney-General for the purpose of seeking an order or orders under section 8; and
(c) be made during the last 6 months of the prisoner's period of imprisonment.
(3) On the filing of the application, the registrar must record a return date for the matter to come before the court for a hearing (preliminary hearing) to decide whether the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing the prisoner is a serious danger to the community in the absence of a division 3 order.
(4) The return date for the preliminary hearing must be within 28 business days after the filing.
(5) A copy of the application and any affidavit to be relied on by the Attorney-General must be given to the prisoner within 2 business days after the filing.
(6) In this section--
prisoner means a prisoner detained in custody who is serving a period of imprisonment for a serious sexual offence, or serving a period of imprisonment that includes a term of imprisonment for a serious sexual offence, whether the person was sentenced to the term or period of imprisonment before or after the commencement of this section.