Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 - SECT 132P

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     an application is made under section 132M (Application for registration of corresponding prohibition order) for the registration of a corresponding prohibition order for a person; and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     the application includes details of amendments sought for the corresponding protection order to operate effectively in the ACT under section 132M (2) (c); or

              (ii)     the Magistrates Court decides, under section 132N (3) (Registration of corresponding prohibition order—no amendment) to deal with the application under this section.

    (2)     The application may be heard in the person's absence if the Magistrates Court is satisfied that the person was served with the application under section 132Z (Service of applications).

    (3)     The Magistrates Court may make an order amending the corresponding prohibition order for its registration in a way the court considers is necessary or desirable for its effective operation in the ACT.

    (4)     In considering an order under subsection (3), the Magistrates Court must have regard to—

        (a)     anything that must be considered under section 132D ( Court may make prohibition order) on an application for a prohibition order; and

        (b)     any changes in the person's circumstances since the corresponding prohibition order was made.

    (5)     The Magistrates Court must register the corresponding prohibition order as amended under this section if the court is satisfied that—

        (a)     the person is a registrable offender; and

        (b)     the corresponding prohibition order is in force; and

        (c)     if the law of the foreign jurisdiction in which the order was made required the corresponding prohibition order to be served on the person—the order was served on the person under that law.