18BApplication for child sex offender registration order in

18B Application for child sex offender registration order in relation to previous offender (1) The chief police officer may apply to the Magistrates Court for a child sex offender registration order in relation to a person if the chief police officer believes on reasonable grounds that— (a) the person is a previous offender; and (b) the person poses a risk to the lives or sexual safety of 1 or more people or of the community.

(2) For subsection (1) (b), it is not necessary for the court to be satisfied of a risk to a particular person or class of people. (3) The application must include— (a) any information or material relevant to the application (regardless of whether the information or material supports the application); and (b) details of whether an application under this section has previously been made in relation to the person.