A continuing detention order under s 13(5)(a) of the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld) may be made where psychiatric evidence unanimously establishes high risk of violent sexual recidivism, even where the prisoner is willing to participate in rehabilitation, if the current risk level makes a supervision order inappropriate. The court's willingness to make the order was linked to the State's commitment to implementing a structured custodial rehabilitation plan.
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