State of NSW v Hunt (Final) [2020] NSWSC 1005

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of NSW v Hunt (Final) [2020] NSWSC 1005 Hearing dates: 22 July 2020 Decision date: 03 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hoeben CJ at CL Decision: (1) Defendant subject to an Extended Supervision Order for a period of 3 years, commencing 4 August 2020; (2) An order pursuant to s 11 of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) directing that the defendant for the period of the Extended Supervision Order comply with the conditions in Annexure "A" attached to this judgment; (3) An order that access to the Supreme Court file in respect of any document shall not be granted to a non-party without the leave of a judge of the Court and if any application for access is made by a non-party in respect of any document, the parties are to be notified by the Registrar so as to allow them an opportunity to be heard in relation to the application for access. Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – application for Extended Supervision Order – no issue as to making of ESO – dispute as to conditions – whether defendant should be required to prepare weekly schedule setting out his activities and location from time to time – need for defendant to become more used to living in the community before substantial changes should be made to conditions imposed – orders and conditions made in accordance with Summons. Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Lynn v State of New South Wales (2016) 91 NSWLR 636; [2016] NSWCA 57 State of New South Wales v Fisk [2013] NSWSC 364 State of NSW v Hunt (Preliminary) [2020] NSWSC 456 State of New South Wales v Kamm (Final) [2016] NSWSC 1 Wilde v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales – Plaintiff Robert John Hunt – Defendant Representation: Counsel: K Curry – Plaintiff N Broadbent – Defendant