Serious Crime Control Act 2009
51Right of objection
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51 Right of objection (1) This section applies to a person to whom a public safety order relates if the restriction period specified in the order: (a) is more than 7 days; or (b) does not start on or immediately after the date the order takes effect under section 46. (2) The person may object to the public safety order by lodging a notice of objection with the Local Court.
Part 5 Public safety orders Division 3 Review of public safety order Serious Crime Control Act 2009 32 (3) The notice of objection must: (a) state the grounds for the objection; and (b) be lodged by the earlier of: (i) the end of the restriction period specified in the public safety order; or (ii) the end of the 14 day period starting on the date the order, or the order as varied, took effect in relation to the objector. (4) The objector must serve a copy of the notice of objection on the Commissioner at least 7 days before the day appointed for the hearing of the objection. (5) This section has effect despite anything to the contrary in the Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928.