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DANGEROUS PRISONERS (SEXUAL OFFENDERS) ACT 2003 - SECT 9AA

9AA Victim's submission relating to division 3 order

(1) As soon as practicable after the court sets a date for the hearing of an application for a division 3 order, the Attorney-General must give written notice of the application and hearing date to the following eligible person--

(a) subject to paragraph (b), the actual victim of the serious sexual offence for which the prisoner is serving a term or period of imprisonment;
(b) if the victim is under 18 years or has a legal incapacity, the victim's parent or guardian.

(2) The notice must invite the eligible person to give to the Attorney-General, before the date stated in the notice, a written submission stating--

(a) the person's views about any division 3 order or conditions of release to which the prisoner should be subject; and
(b) any other matters prescribed under a regulation.

(3) It is sufficient compliance with subsection (1) for the Attorney-General to give the notice to the eligible person at the eligible person's last-known address recorded in the eligible persons register.

(4) The Attorney-General must place before the court for the hearing of the division 3 order any submission received from the eligible person before the hearing date.

(5) For the purposes of this section, the chief executive (corrective services) is authorised, if requested by the Attorney-General, to give to the Attorney-General details of the eligible person's identity and contact details recorded in the eligible persons register.



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