### 9 Magistrate may make reporting order on application from Commissioner > > (1) In relation to an application under [section 8](#GS8@EN) , 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)](#GS9@Gs1@EN) , 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](#HP3@HD5@EN) of [Part 3](#HP3@EN) , a person subject to an order made under this section is taken to have been sentenced for a Class 2 offence.

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