Western Australian Numbered Acts

DANGEROUS SEXUAL OFFENDERS ACT 2006 (NO. 1 OF 2006)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used in this Act  
   4.      Objects of this Act  
   5.      Relationship with Bail Act 1982  
   6.      Attorney General may perform functions of DPP  
   7.      Serious danger to the community

   PART 2 -- Continuing detention or supervision

           Division 1 -- Application for orders  

   8.      DPP may apply for orders  
   9.      Duty to disclose  
   10.     Application may proceed even if offender discharged  
   11.     Fixing day for preliminary hearing  
   12.     Offender may file affidavits in response  
   13.     Contents of affidavit  
   14.     Preliminary hearing  
   15.     Authority for psychiatrist to examine offender  
   16.     Discontinuing application for Division 2 order

           Division 2 -- Orders  

   17.     Division 2 orders  
   18.     Conditions of supervision order

           Division 3 -- Amendment of supervision order  

   19.     Application to amend conditions of supervision order  
   20.     Amendment of conditions of supervision order

           Division 4 -- Contravention of supervision order  

   21.     Summons or warrant because of contravention  
   22.     DPP may seek order  
   23.     Court may make order

           Division 5 -- Supervision order extended due to imprisonment  

   24.     Extension of supervision order

           Division 6 -- General provisions for PART 2  

   25.     Effect of continuing detention order  
   26.     Effect of supervision order  
   27.     Court to give reasons

   PART 3 -- Annual reviews of detention  

   28.     Purpose of this Part  
   29.     Review -- periodic  
   30.     Review -- application by person subject to order  
   31.     Dealing with the application  
   32.     Psychiatrists’ reports to be prepared for review  
   33.     The review

   PART 4 -- Appeals  

   34.     Appeals  
   35.     Appeal does not stay decision  
   36.     Dealing with appeal

   PART 5 -- Examination by psychiatrist  

   37.     Preparation of psychiatric report  
   38.     Providing information for psychiatrist  
   39.     Copies of report to DPP and person examined

   PART 6 -- General  

   40.     Proceedings to be criminal proceedings  
   41.     Deciding certain matters on the papers  
   42.     Evidence in certain hearings  
   43.     Court may give directions  
   44.     Appearance at hearings  
   45.     Warrant of commitment upon order for detention  
   46.     Approved forms  
   47.     Regulations
           
[Assented to 30 March 2006]