Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

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

    (1)     For section 18C (1) (d), the matters are as follows:

        (a)     for each offence for which the person is a previous offender—

              (i)     the seriousness of the offence; and

              (ii)     the period since the offence was committed; and

              (iii)     the person's and victim's ages, and the difference in age between them, when the person committed the offence;

        (b)     the person's age;

        (c)     the seriousness of the person's criminal history;

        (d)     whether the level of risk that the person may commit another registrable offence outweighs the effect of the order on the person;

        (e)     the person's circumstances, to the extent that they relate to the order sought.

Examples

1     the person's accommodation, employment, health, cultural and social needs

2     the need to integrate the person into the community

    (2)     The court may have regard to anything else the court considers relevant.

    (3)     In this section:

"criminal history", about a person, means a finding of guilt against the person for a class 1 or class 2 offence.