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Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006
5CMaking of continuing detention orders—unacceptable risk
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#### 5C Making of continuing detention orders—unacceptable risk
5C Making of continuing detention orders—unacceptable risk
> The Supreme Court may make an order for the continued detention of a person (a continuing detention order) if—
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> > (a) the person is an offender who is serving (or who has served) a sentence of imprisonment for a serious offence either in custody or under supervision in the community, and
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> > (b) the person is a detained offender or supervised offender (within the meaning of section 13B), and
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> > (c) an application for the order is made in accordance with section 13B, and
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> > (d) the Supreme Court is satisfied to a high degree of probability that the person poses an unacceptable risk of committing another serious offence if not kept in detention under the order.
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> **ss 5B–5D:** Ins 2013 No 4, Sch 1 \[6\]. Subst 2017 No 54, Sch 1 \[14\].