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DANGEROUS PRISONERS (SEXUAL OFFENDERS) ACT 2003 - SECT 8

8 Preliminary hearing

(1) If the court is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for believing the prisoner is a serious danger to the community in the absence of a division 3 order, the court must set a date for the hearing of the application for a division 3 order.

(2) If the court is satisfied as required under subsection (1), it may make--

(a) an order that the prisoner undergo examinations by 2 psychiatrists named by the court who are to prepare independent reports; and
(b) if the court is satisfied the application may not be finally decided until after the prisoner's release day--
(i) an order that the prisoner's release from custody be supervised; or
(ii) an order that the prisoner be detained in custody for the period stated in the order.
Note--
If the court makes an order under subsection (2)(b)(i), the order must contain the requirements for the prisoner stated in section 16(1).


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