OTTAWA — A Liberal bill that adds victims' input to the process for publication ban decisions and changes how the national sexual offender registry works has received royal assent.
The new law requires judges to ask prosecutors if they have sought a victim's input when seeking a publication ban, and requires victims' preferences about receiving information about their case after an offender's sentencing to be entered into the record.
The law also changes the criteria that require sexual offenders to be automatically added to the registry, in response to a Supreme Court decision last year. Now, repeat sexual offenders and those considered serious child sexual offenders will be added automatically, but others will be able to avoid being listed if they demonstrate that they do not pose a risk to the community.
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