Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014

Detention and supervision of persons posing very high risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending - Public protection orders - Imposition of public protection orders

8: Chief executive may apply for public protection order

You could also call this:

"Government can ask court to keep you safe from someone who might hurt you"

Illustration for Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014

The chief executive can ask the court for a public protection order against someone. This happens when the person is likely to commit a serious sexual or violent crime soon. The chief executive does this to help keep you and others safe.

When the chief executive asks for a public protection order, they must tell the victims of the person involved as soon as possible. This is so the victims know what is happening in the court case. You would be told if you were a victim of the person the order is about.

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This page was last updated on 7 August 2025

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Crime and justice > Victim supportCrime and justice > Courts and legal helpCrime and justice > Criminal law

7: Threshold for imposition of public protection order, or

"When can a public protection order be made against someone?"

9: Reports by health assessors, or

"Health experts' reports to help decide what happens to someone who might commit a serious crime"

Part 1Detention and supervision of persons posing very high risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending
Public protection orders: Imposition of public protection orders

8Chief executive may apply for public protection order

The chief executive may apply to the court for a public protection order against a person who meets the threshold for such an order on the ground that there is a very high risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending by the person.
As soon as practicable after an application is made under subsection (1), the chief executive must advise every victim of the respondent that the application has been made.