Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A person is a serious danger to the community if there is an unacceptable risk that he or she will commit a serious sex offence unless he or she is in custody or subject to a supervision order.
(2) In deciding whether a person is a serious danger to the community, a court must have regard to the following:
(a) the likelihood of the person committing another serious sex offence;
(b) the impact of serious sex offences committed, or likely to be committed, by the person on:
(i) victims of those offences and the victims' families; and
(ii) members of the community generally;
(c) the need to protect people from those impacts.