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Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003
sec.16Requirements for orders
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### sec.16 Requirements for orders
If the court or a relevant appeal court orders that a prisoner’s release from custody be supervised under a supervision order or interim supervision order, the order must contain requirements that the prisoner—
report to a corrective services officer at the place, and within the time, stated in the order and advise the officer of the prisoner’s current name and address; and
report to, and receive visits from, a corrective services officer as directed by the court or a relevant appeal court; and
notify a corrective services officer of every change of the prisoner’s name, place of residence or employment at least 2 business days before the change happens; and
be under the supervision of a corrective services officer; and
comply with a curfew direction or monitoring direction; and
comply with any reasonable direction under section 16B given to the prisoner; and
comply with every reasonable direction of a corrective services officer that is not directly inconsistent with a requirement of the order; and
If the only requirement under subsection (2) contained in a particular order is that the released prisoner must live at least 1km from any school—
A proposed direction to the prisoner would be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner to live at least 2km from any school.
A proposed direction to the prisoner would not be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner to live at least a stated distance from something else, including, for example, children’s playgrounds, public parks, education and care service premises or QEC service premises.
A proposed direction to the prisoner would not be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner not to live anywhere unless that place has been approved by a corrective services officer.
not leave or stay out of Queensland without the permission of a corrective services officer; and
not commit an offence of a sexual nature during the period of the order.
The order may contain any other requirement the court or a relevant appeal court considers appropriate—
to ensure adequate protection of the community; or
a requirement that the prisoner must not knowingly reside with a convicted sexual offender
a requirement that the prisoner must not, without reasonable excuse, be within 200m of a school
a requirement that the prisoner must wear a device for monitoring the prisoner’s location
for the prisoner’s rehabilitation or care or treatment.
s 16 amd 2005 No. 70 s 71 ; 2006 No. 45 s 10 ; 2007 No. 35 s 3 ; 2010 No. 34 s 11; 2011 No. 38 s 64 ; 2013 No. 44 s 269 sch 1 pt 2
(sec.16-ssec.1) If the court or a relevant appeal court orders that a prisoner’s release from custody be supervised under a supervision order or interim supervision order, the order must contain requirements that the prisoner— report to a corrective services officer at the place, and within the time, stated in the order and advise the officer of the prisoner’s current name and address; and report to, and receive visits from, a corrective services officer as directed by the court or a relevant appeal court; and notify a corrective services officer of every change of the prisoner’s name, place of residence or employment at least 2 business days before the change happens; and be under the supervision of a corrective services officer; and comply with a curfew direction or monitoring direction; and comply with any reasonable direction under section 16B given to the prisoner; and comply with every reasonable direction of a corrective services officer that is not directly inconsistent with a requirement of the order; and If the only requirement under subsection (2) contained in a particular order is that the released prisoner must live at least 1km from any school— A proposed direction to the prisoner would be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner to live at least 2km from any school. A proposed direction to the prisoner would not be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner to live at least a stated distance from something else, including, for example, children’s playgrounds, public parks, education and care service premises or QEC service premises. A proposed direction to the prisoner would not be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner not to live anywhere unless that place has been approved by a corrective services officer. not leave or stay out of Queensland without the permission of a corrective services officer; and not commit an offence of a sexual nature during the period of the order.
(sec.16-ssec.2) The order may contain any other requirement the court or a relevant appeal court considers appropriate— to ensure adequate protection of the community; or a requirement that the prisoner must not knowingly reside with a convicted sexual offender a requirement that the prisoner must not, without reasonable excuse, be within 200m of a school a requirement that the prisoner must wear a device for monitoring the prisoner’s location for the prisoner’s rehabilitation or care or treatment.
- (a) report to a corrective services officer at the place, and within the time, stated in the order and advise the officer of the prisoner’s current name and address; and
- (b) report to, and receive visits from, a corrective services officer as directed by the court or a relevant appeal court; and
- (c) notify a corrective services officer of every change of the prisoner’s name, place of residence or employment at least 2 business days before the change happens; and
- (d) be under the supervision of a corrective services officer; and
- (da) comply with a curfew direction or monitoring direction; and
- (daa) comply with any reasonable direction under section 16B given to the prisoner; and
- (db) comply with every reasonable direction of a corrective services officer that is not directly inconsistent with a requirement of the order; and Examples of direct inconsistency— If the only requirement under subsection (2) contained in a particular order is that the released prisoner must live at least 1km from any school— 1 A proposed direction to the prisoner would be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner to live at least 2km from any school. 2 A proposed direction to the prisoner would not be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner to live at least a stated distance from something else, including, for example, children’s playgrounds, public parks, education and care service premises or QEC service premises. 3 A proposed direction to the prisoner would not be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner not to live anywhere unless that place has been approved by a corrective services officer.
- 1 A proposed direction to the prisoner would be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner to live at least 2km from any school.
- 2 A proposed direction to the prisoner would not be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner to live at least a stated distance from something else, including, for example, children’s playgrounds, public parks, education and care service premises or QEC service premises.
- 3 A proposed direction to the prisoner would not be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner not to live anywhere unless that place has been approved by a corrective services officer.
- (e) not leave or stay out of Queensland without the permission of a corrective services officer; and
- (f) not commit an offence of a sexual nature during the period of the order.
- 1 A proposed direction to the prisoner would be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner to live at least 2km from any school.
- 2 A proposed direction to the prisoner would not be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner to live at least a stated distance from something else, including, for example, children’s playgrounds, public parks, education and care service premises or QEC service premises.
- 3 A proposed direction to the prisoner would not be directly inconsistent if it requires the released prisoner not to live anywhere unless that place has been approved by a corrective services officer.
- (a) to ensure adequate protection of the community; or Examples for paragraph (a) — • a requirement that the prisoner must not knowingly reside with a convicted sexual offender • a requirement that the prisoner must not, without reasonable excuse, be within 200m of a school • a requirement that the prisoner must wear a device for monitoring the prisoner’s location
- • a requirement that the prisoner must not knowingly reside with a convicted sexual offender
- • a requirement that the prisoner must not, without reasonable excuse, be within 200m of a school
- • a requirement that the prisoner must wear a device for monitoring the prisoner’s location
- (b) for the prisoner’s rehabilitation or care or treatment.
- • a requirement that the prisoner must not knowingly reside with a convicted sexual offender
- • a requirement that the prisoner must not, without reasonable excuse, be within 200m of a school
- • a requirement that the prisoner must wear a device for monitoring the prisoner’s location