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Serious Offenders Act 2018
90Content of emergency detention order
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90 Content of emergency detention order
(1) An emergency detention order must state that it appears to the Supreme Court that the matters alleged in support of the application would, if proved, establish that because of altered circumstances the offender poses an imminent risk of committing a serious sex offence or a serious violence offence or both if an emergency detention order is not made.
(2) An emergency detention order must specify—
(c) the date on which the order commences under section 92; and
(d) the period of the order under section 93.
(3) An emergency detention order must be signed by the judge constituting the court that made it and include the name of the judge.