Protecting Queenslanders from Violent and Child Sex Offenders Amendment Bill 2018* (Qld)

An Act to amend the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Queenslanders from Violent and Child Sex Offenders Amendment Act 2018.

2 Act amended This Act amends the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003.

3 Amendment of s 3 (Objects of this Act) Section 3(a), 'adequate'— omit, insert— the safety and

4 Insertion of new s 3A After section 3— insert—

3A Safety and protection of community paramount in decisions under this Act An entity making a decision under this Act must give paramount consideration to the safety and protection of the community.

5 Amendment of s 13 (Division 3 orders) (1) Section 13— insert— (4A) Also, in deciding whether there is an unacceptable risk as mentioned in subsection (2), the court must not have regard to— (a) the means of managing the risk; or (b) the likely impact of a division 3 order on the prisoner. (4B) The court may be satisfied a prisoner is a serious danger to the community as mentioned in subsection (1) even if the likelihood that the prisoner will commit a serious sexual offence is less than more than likely than not. (2) Section 13(6)(a), 'to be the need to ensure adequate'— omit, insert— the safety and (3) Section 13(6)(b)(i), 'adequate'— omit, insert— the safety and

6 Omission of s 13A (Fixing of period of supervision order) Section 13A— omit.

7 Insertion of new s 14A After section 14— insert—

14A Effect of supervision order A supervision order has effect in accordance with its terms— (a) on the order being made or on the prisoner's release day, whichever is the later; and (b) until the Governor in Council decides under section 19B(4) that the supervision order no longer applies to the released prisoner.