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Serious Offenders Act 2018
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280 Matters to which court must have regard
In making an order under section 278 or 279, the court must have regard to the following—
(a) whether the publication would endanger the safety of any person;
(b) the interests of any victims of the offender;
(c) the protection of children, families and the community;
S. 280(d) amended by No. 45/2019 s. 13.
(d) the offender's compliance with any order made under this Act, the **Serious Sex Offenders (Detention and Supervision) Act 2009** (as in force before its repeal) or the **Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005** (as in force before its repeal);
(e) the location of the residential address of the offender.