On an annual review under s 33 of the Dangerous Sexual Offenders Act 2006 (WA), significant progress in treatment does not of itself warrant release on a supervision order where the risk of reoffending remains very high, the respondent's insight is incomplete, and there is no expert opinion that the conditions of a supervision order would reduce the risk to an acceptable level. The annual review process is not merely a welfare check but an exercise of judicial power requiring assessment of whether circumstances have changed sufficiently to justify release.
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