Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005
9Magistrate may make reporting order on application from Commissioner
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9 Magistrate may make reporting order on application from Commissioner
(1) In relation to an application under section 8 , the magistrate may make an order that a person comply with the reporting obligations under this Act if the magistrate is satisfied that the person poses a risk of committing a reportable offence in the future.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) , it is not necessary that the magistrate be able to identify a risk of offending against a particular person or particular persons or a particular class of persons.
(3) For the purposes of Division 5 of Part 3 , a person subject to an order made under this section is taken to have been sentenced for a Class 2 offence.