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SOIRA order imposed for 20 years as accused failed to establish registration is grossly disproportionate.
The accused pled guilty to sexual assault and attempting to obstruct justice.
A joint submission on sentence was proposed, leaving only the issue of whether a SOIRA order should be imposed for determination.
The court reviewed the post-Ndhlovu amendments to the Criminal Code and the factors under s. 490.012(4).
Finding that the accused had not met the high threshold to establish that the impact of registration would be grossly disproportionate to the public interest, the court ordered him to comply with SOIRA for 20 years.
