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Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003
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### sec.45 Other hearings
This section applies to the following matters—
an application for a division 3 order;
an application for review under section 27 or 28 ;
a proceeding for a further order under section 22 .
Subject to the admissibility of the evidence, before the court makes a decision or order on the hearing of the matter it must—
hear evidence called by the Attorney-General; and
hear evidence given or called by the prisoner, if the prisoner elects to give or call evidence.
Subject to subsection (4) , ordinary rules of evidence apply to evidence given or called under subsection (2) .
In making its decision, the court may receive in evidence the following documents—
the prisoner’s antecedents and criminal history;
anything relevant to the issue contained in the transcription of, or any medical, psychiatric, psychological or other report tendered in, any proceeding against the prisoner for a serious sexual offence.
s 45 amd 2007 No. 35 s 10 ; 2013 No. 3 s 61 sch 2
(sec.45-ssec.1) This section applies to the following matters— an application for a division 3 order; an application for review under section 27 or 28 ; a proceeding for a further order under section 22 .
(sec.45-ssec.2) Subject to the admissibility of the evidence, before the court makes a decision or order on the hearing of the matter it must— hear evidence called by the Attorney-General; and hear evidence given or called by the prisoner, if the prisoner elects to give or call evidence.
(sec.45-ssec.3) Subject to subsection (4) , ordinary rules of evidence apply to evidence given or called under subsection (2) .
(sec.45-ssec.4) In making its decision, the court may receive in evidence the following documents— the prisoner’s antecedents and criminal history; anything relevant to the issue contained in the transcription of, or any medical, psychiatric, psychological or other report tendered in, any proceeding against the prisoner for a serious sexual offence.
- (a) an application for a division 3 order;
- (b) an application for review under section 27 or 28 ;
- (c) a proceeding for a further order under section 22 .
- (a) hear evidence called by the Attorney-General; and
- (b) hear evidence given or called by the prisoner, if the prisoner elects to give or call evidence.
- (a) the prisoner’s antecedents and criminal history;
- (b) anything relevant to the issue contained in the transcription of, or any medical, psychiatric, psychological or other report tendered in, any proceeding against the prisoner for a serious sexual offence.