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SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT 2004 - SECT 66ZO

Court may make orders under this Division by consent

    (1)     The court may make an order varying or revoking an interim prohibition order by consent of the parties—

        (a)     without being satisfied as to any matter in section 66ZJ or—

              (i)     section 66ZL(1), in the case of an order varying an interim prohibition order; or

              (ii)     section 66ZM(1), in the case of an order revoking an interim prohibition order; and

        (b)     without conducting a hearing in relation to the particulars of the application unless, in the court's opinion, it is in the interests of justice to do so.

    (2)     The court may make an order varying, revoking or extending a final prohibition order by consent of the parties—

        (a)     without being satisfied as to any matter in section 66ZK or—

              (i)     section 66ZL(2), in the case of an order varying a final prohibition order; or

              (ii)     section 66ZM(1), in the case of an order revoking a final prohibition order; or

              (iii)     section 66ZN(1), in the case of an order extending a final prohibition order; and

        (b)     without conducting a hearing in relation to the particulars of the application unless, in the court's opinion, it is in the interests of justice to do so.

    (3)     For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) and (2)(b), in determining whether it is in the interests of justice to conduct a hearing, the court may take into account whether the registrable offender—

        (a)     is legally represented; or

        (b)     is a child; or

        (c)     has impaired intellectual functioning; or

        (d)     is a person in respect of whom a guardianship order is in force; or

        (e)     has the capacity to understand the proceeding; or

        (f)     is subject to some other condition that may prevent the registrable offender from understanding the effect of consenting to the order.

Division 8—Contravention of prohibition order

S. 66ZP inserted by No. 21/2016 s. 8.



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