The South Australian Government says it has drafted legislation to keep dangerous paedophiles like Colin Humphrys behind bars, but it wants to see the outcome of the appeal in his case before it puts new laws before parliament.
Humphrys has an extensive history of abuse against children, dating back to the 1990s, and was jailed indefinitely in 2009 over a case where he assaulted a boy in a toilet block in Port Adelaide.
In 2016, the court was told Humphrys posed a high risk of reoffending if released back into the community.
This year, the Supreme Court approved an application for his release, which is now being appealed by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The State Opposition urged the SA Government to act urgently, saying it would introduce amendments to the laws when parliament sat on Tuesday.
"The parliament needs to act," Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas said.
"We need to get a new law passed through the parliament ASAP so as to ensure sex offenders who cannot demonstrate that they're willing and able to control their sexual instincts are behind bars."
Mr Malinauskas said he sent Labor's amendments to Attorney-General Vickie Chapman on Sunday, but she said she hadn't received them.
"Apparently he sent it to me last night but nobody in the Attorney-General's department or my electorate office or outside my house [has seen] one document at all in relation to what they're doing," she said.
Ms Chapman said Cabinet had approved her own draft legislation, but she wanted to see the outcome of the DPP's appeal before the laws were passed.
"Should they consider that there are other areas that need to be refined in relation to legislative reform then let's get that right and get it through the House of Assembly in the first instance," Ms Chapman said.
"So yes, we are working on this, Cabinet have approved the draft this morning and we think we've got it right, but we are keen to hear to see if there's anything else."
If released, Humphrys would move into the Bowden/Brompton area, which is in Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas' electorate.
