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SERIOUS SEX OFFENDERS ACT 2013 (NO 9 OF 2013) - SECT 7

Standard and onus of proof

    (1)     A court must not decide that a person is a serious danger to the community unless it is satisfied, to a high degree of probability, that there is acceptable and cogent evidence of sufficient weight to justify the decision.

    (2)     The Attorney-General has the onus of satisfying the court that the person is a serious danger to the community.



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