Criminal Code Act 1995

This section applies if the Immigration Minister, or a legal representative of the Immigration Minister, (the applicant) applies to a Supreme Court of a State or Territory for:

a community safety order; or

a variation of a community safety supervision order under section 395.19; or

a review of a community safety order;

Within 2 business days after the application is made, the applicant must (subject to sections 395.30 to 395.32) give a copy of the application to the offender personally, and to the offender’s legal representative.

For giving documents to a serious offender who is detained in custody, see section 395.33.

If the Court seeks material from the Immigration Minister under paragraph 395.12(2)(a) or 395.25(7)(b), within 2 business days after the material is provided to the Court, the applicant must (subject to sections 395.30 to 395.32) give a copy of the material to the offender personally, and to the offender’s legal representative.

If:

the community safety order is made or varied; and

neither the offender nor a legal representative of the offender is present during the proceedings in which the order is made or varied;