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### 10A Magistrate may make community protection order on application from Commissioner
> [*\[Section 10A Inserted by No. 53 of 2016, s. 5, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS5@EN)
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> > (1) If the Commissioner is satisfied that a reportable offender poses a risk to the safety or wellbeing of any child, or children, the Commissioner may apply to a magistrate for a community protection order prohibiting or restricting the movement, or conduct, of the reportable offender.
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> > (2) In relation to an application made under [subsection (1)](#GS10A@Gs1@EN) , a magistrate may make a community protection order relating to a reportable offender if the magistrate is satisfied that –
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> > > > (a) the reportable offender poses a risk to the safety or wellbeing of any child or children; and
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> > > > (b) the making of the community protection order will reduce that risk.
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> > (3) A community protection order relating to a reportable offender made under [subsection (2)](#GS10A@Gs2@EN) may for a period specified in the order not exceeding 12 months, or for any further period specified in the order that the magistrate considers reasonably necessary to prevent a risk to any child, or children, prohibit or restrict the following movement or conduct:
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> > > > (a) the reportable offender associating with, or making contact or communicating with, a specified person, or persons of a specified class;
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> > > > (b) the reportable offender being present at, or in the vicinity of, a specified place or specified premises or a place or premises of a specified class;
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> > > > (c) the reportable offender undertaking specified employment or employment of a specified kind;
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> > > > (d) [*\[Section 10A Subsection (3) amended by No. 30 of 2021, s. 4, Applied:01 Mar 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-03-01/act-2021-030#GS4@EN) the reportable offender consuming intoxicating liquor;
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> > > > (e) the reportable offender taking, or being in possession of, a controlled substance as defined in the [Misuse of Drugs Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-094) ;
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> > > > (f) any other movement or conduct of a kind specified in the order if it is reasonably necessary to prohibit or restrict the movement or conduct in order to reduce the risk that a reportable offender poses to the safety or wellbeing of any child or children.