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Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003
sec.43AAContravention of relevant order
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### sec.43AA Contravention of relevant order
A released prisoner who contravenes the relevant order for the released prisoner without a reasonable excuse commits a misdemeanour.
Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.
If a released prisoner commits an offence against subsection (1) by removing or tampering with a stated device for the purpose of preventing the location of the released prisoner to be monitored, the released prisoner commits a crime.
Minimum penalty—1 year’s imprisonment served wholly in a corrective services facility.
Maximum penalty—5 years imprisonment.
In this section—
stated device means a device a released prisoner is required to wear under the relevant order or a monitoring direction made under the relevant order.
s 43AA ins 2010 No. 34 s 25
sub 2014 No. 39 s 40
amd 2020 No. 15 s 63
(sec.43AA-ssec.1) A released prisoner who contravenes the relevant order for the released prisoner without a reasonable excuse commits a misdemeanour. Maximum penalty—2 years imprisonment.
(sec.43AA-ssec.2) If a released prisoner commits an offence against subsection (1) by removing or tampering with a stated device for the purpose of preventing the location of the released prisoner to be monitored, the released prisoner commits a crime. Minimum penalty—1 year’s imprisonment served wholly in a corrective services facility. Maximum penalty—5 years imprisonment.
(sec.43AA-ssec.3) In this section— stated device means a device a released prisoner is required to wear under the relevant order or a monitoring direction made under the relevant order.