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Sentencing Act 1995
71Standard of proof
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71 Standard of proof
The Supreme Court may make a finding that an offender is a
serious danger to the community only if it is satisfied:
(a) by acceptable and cogent evidence; and
(b) to a high degree of probability;
that the evidence is of sufficient weight to justify the finding.