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Duty of court to consider imposition of sentence involving post-release supervision.
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28.—(1) In determining the sentence to be imposed on a sex offender in respect of the sexual offence concerned, the court shall consider whether to impose a sentence involving post-release supervision.
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(2) In considering that matter, the court shall have regard to—
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(a) the need for a period, after the offender has been released into the community, during which his or her conduct is supervised by a responsible person,
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(b) the need to protect the public from serious harm from the offender,
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(c) the need to prevent the commission by the offender of further sexual offences, and
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(d) the need to rehabilitate or further rehabilitate the offender.
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(3) For the purposes of this section, the court may, if it thinks it necessary to do so, receive evidence or submissions from any person concerned.
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