2CRisk to sexual safety of children—meaning

#### 2C Risk to sexual safety of children—meaning 2C Risk to sexual safety of children—meaning > > (1) For the purposes of this Act, a person poses a risk to the lives or sexual safety of one or more children, or of children generally if there is a risk that the person will engage in conduct that may constitute a Class 1 offence or a Class 2 offence against or in respect of a child or children. > > > (2) In order for a court to be satisfied that a person poses a risk to the lives or sexual safety of one or more children, or of children generally, it is not necessary for the court to be able to identify a risk to particular children, or a particular class of children. > > > (3) A court is to take the following into account in determining whether a person poses a risk to the lives or sexual safety of one or more children, or of children generally— > > > > > (a) the seriousness of each registrable offence committed by the person, > > > > > (b) the age of the person at the time each of those offences was committed, > > > > > (c) the age of each victim of each of those offences at the time that the offence was committed, > > > > > (d) the seriousness of any other offences committed by the person, > > > > > (e) the impact on the person if the order being sought is made compared with the likelihood that the person may commit a registrable offence, > > > > > (f) any other matter that the court considers to be relevant. > > **s 2C (previously s 3AA):** Renumbered 2024 No 62, Sch 1\[4\].