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Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021
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### 20 Requirements of pre-release orders
> > (1) The Supreme Court is to specify in a pre-release order in relation to an offender the requirements that it thinks fit, including, but not limited to including, any of the following requirements:
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> > > > (a) a requirement that the offender participate in, or complete, one or more rehabilitation, treatment or re-integration programs specified in the order;
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> > > > (b) a requirement that the offender participate in, or complete, one or more activities, specified in the order, that may assist in the rehabilitation or re-integration into society of the offender;
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> > > > (c) a requirement that the offender achieve certain results, or that certain circumstances must have arisen, as a result of the offender’s participation in, or completion of, a rehabilitation, treatment or re-integration program specified in the order;
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> > > > (d) a requirement that relevant reports, specified in the order, in relation to the offender be prepared and provided to the Supreme Court;
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> > > > (e) a requirement that information, specified in the order, as to the accommodation, employment, or any other support, that will be available to the offender if the declaration in relation to the offender is discharged, be provided to the Supreme Court.
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> > (2) For the purposes of [subsection (1)(d)](#GS20@Gs1@Hpd@EN) , a relevant report in relation to the offender is a report, prepared by a psychiatrist, psychologist or medical practitioner or under the [Corrections Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-051) , that may assist the Supreme Court to determine –
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> > > > (a) the extent to which the offender has complied with the requirements of a pre-release order imposed on the offender; or
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> > > > (b) whether the offender is still a serious danger to the community.
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> > (3) The Supreme Court is to provide to the DPP and the offender a copy of a report provided to the Court in accordance with a requirement of a pre-release order imposed under [subsection (1)(d)](#GS20@Gs1@Hpd@EN) .
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> > (4) A pre-release order does not take effect –
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> > > > (a) if no appeal is lodged under [section 23(1)](#GS23@Gs1@EN) or [(2)](#GS23@Gs2@EN) in relation to the pre-release order – until the end of the period in which an appeal may be made in relation to the order; or
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> > > > (b) if an appeal is lodged under [section 23(1)](#GS23@Gs1@EN) or [(2)](#GS23@Gs2@EN) in relation to the pre-release order and the appeal is dismissed – until the dismissal of the appeal; or
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> > > > (c) if an appeal is lodged under [section 23(1)](#GS23@Gs1@EN) or [(2)](#GS23@Gs2@EN) in relation to the pre-release order and the appeal is upheld.