Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) ACT 2005 - SECT 18B

    (1)     The chief police officer may apply to the Magistrates Court for a child sex offender registration order in relation to a person if the chief police officer believes on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     the person is a previous offender; and

        (b)     the person poses a risk to the lives or sexual safety of 1 or more people or of the community.

    (2)     For subsection (1) (b), it is not necessary for the court to be satisfied of a risk to a particular person or class of people.

    (3)     The application must include—

        (a)     any information or material relevant to the application (regardless of whether the information or material supports the application); and

        (b)     details of whether an application under this section has previously been made in relation to the person.