40Application to vary or cancel HRO order or interim HRO order

### 40 Application to vary or cancel HRO order or interim HRO order > > (1)  An offender who is subject to an HRO order or an interim HRO order, or the DPP, may apply to the Supreme Court for the order to be varied or cancelled. > > > (2)  A copy of the application and notification of the time and place of the hearing of the application is to be served, within 7 days after the application is made, on – > > > > > > (a) the offender, if the applicant is the DPP; or > > > > > > > (b) the DPP, if the application is made by the offender. > > > (3)  Despite [subsection (2)](#GS40@Gs2@EN) , if – > > > > > > (a) the offender to whom an application relates, and the DPP, consent to it; or > > > > > > > (b) the Supreme Court considers it appropriate to do so in the circumstances – > > > > the Supreme Court may hear and determine an application at any time before the expiration of the 7-day period after the application is served as required by [subsection (2)](#GS40@Gs2@EN) or without such service having been effected. > > > (4)  If the offender to whom the application relates is before the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court is unable to immediately deal with the application, the Supreme Court may adjourn the proceedings and, if the offender is in custody, either grant the offender bail or remand the offender in custody. > > > (5)  Subject to [subsection (6)](#GS40@Gs6@EN) , at the hearing of the application, the Supreme Court may – > > > > > > (a) vary the HRO order, or the interim HRO order, by doing any one or more of the following: > > > > > > > > > > (i) adding a condition to the order; > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) removing or altering a condition of the order; > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) altering, subject to [section 39(8)](#GS39@Gs8@EN) , the operational period of the order; > > > > > > > > > > > (iv) specifying or altering a period specified in the order; or > > > > > > > (b) cancel the HRO order or interim HRO order; or > > > > > > > (c) refuse to vary or cancel the HRO order or the interim HRO order. > > > (6)  The Supreme Court may, under [subsection (5)](#GS40@Gs5@EN) , vary or cancel an HRO order, or an interim HRO order, to which an application relates, whether or not the application was to vary or cancel the order. > > > (7)  The Supreme Court must not vary or cancel the HRO order, or the interim HRO order, under [subsection (5)](#GS40@Gs5@EN) unless the Court is satisfied that – > > > > > > (a) changes in the offender's circumstances since the making of the order have rendered the offender unable to comply with any one or more of the conditions of the order; or > > > > > > > (b) it is otherwise appropriate to do so.