A court exercising discretion under s 22(7) of the DPSOA may remove a drug abstinence condition from a supervision order where psychiatric evidence supports that the condition has become counterproductive to rehabilitation and the risk of sexual reoffending can be adequately managed by other conditions including drug testing, curfew, and the ordinary criminal law. The DPSOA does not mandate that every condition linked to risk factors must be maintained; the court must evaluate the evidence as to whether adequate protection of the community is ensured by the order as amended.
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