Criminal Code Act 1995

The Immigration Minister may direct any of the following serious offenders to be subject to an assessment of the risk of the person committing a serious violent or sexual offence:

a serious offender in relation to whom an application for a community safety order could be made;

a serious offender in relation to whom a community safety order is in force.

The Immigration Minister may appoint a relevant expert to conduct the assessment, and provide a report, for the purposes of determining whether:

an application for a community safety order in relation to the offender should be made; or

an application for a variation or review of a community safety order in relation to the offender should be made.

The relevant expert who is appointed must:

conduct an assessment of the risk of the offender committing a serious violent or sexual offence; and

provide a report of the expert’s assessment to the Immigration Minister.

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

The offender must attend the assessment.

The assessment may be conducted over a number of sessions.

The answer to a question or information given at the assessment, and answering a question or giving information at the assessment, are not admissible in evidence against the offender in:

any criminal proceedings, except any proceedings relating to sentencing for an offence against this Division (including any appeal in relation to those proceedings); or

any civil proceedings against the offender, except proceedings under this Division (including any appeal in relation to those proceedings).

The Immigration Minister must ensure that the effect of subsections (4), (5) and (8) is explained to the offender.

The expert’s report may include any one or more of the following matters:

the expert’s assessment of the risk of the offender committing a serious violent or sexual offence;

reasons for that assessment;

the pattern or progression to date of behaviour on the part of the offender in relation to serious violent or sexual offences, and an indication of the nature of any likely future behaviour on the offender’s part in relation to serious violent or sexual offences;

efforts made to date by the offender to address the causes of the offender’s behaviour in relation to serious violent or sexual offences, including whether the offender has actively participated in any rehabilitation or treatment programs;

if the offender has participated in any rehabilitation or treatment programs—whether or not this participation has had a positive effect on the offender;

any relevant background of the offender, including developmental and social factors;

factors that might increase or decrease any risks that have been identified of the offender committing a serious violent or sexual offence;

any other matters the expert considers relevant.

Without limiting subsection (5), an assessment of an offender conducted under paragraph (3)(a), and the report of the assessment, may be taken into account:

by the Immigration Minister in determining whether to make any application for a community safety order, or any application for a variation or review of a community safety order, in relation to the offender; and

by the Court in proceedings to make, vary or review any community safety order in relation to the offender.