State of New South Wales v Lynn (Final) [2020] NSWSC 1584

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Lynn (Final) [2020] NSWSC 1584 Hearing dates: 20 October and 5 November 2020 Decision date: 12 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ierace J Decision: (1) The defendant is subject to an Extended Supervision Order for a period of 18 months, subject to the attached conditions. (2) Access to the Supreme Court's 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. (3) The defendant is to provide written submissions regarding costs by email to chambers by 5:00pm Thursday 19 November 2020; (4) The plaintiff to provide written submissions in reply by email to chambers by 5:00pm Thursday 26 November 2020. Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – final hearing – application for a continuing detention order – offences of violence – completion of the Violent Offenders Treatment Program in custody – whether the defendant poses an unacceptable risk of committing a serious violence offence – extended supervision order granted for 18 months Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Lynn v State of New South Wales [2019] NSWCA 300 State of New South Wales v Lynn (Final) [2019] NSWSC 580 State of New South Wales v Lynn (Preliminary) [2020] NSWSC 1066 State of New South Wales v Lynn [2013] NSWSC 1147 State of New South Wales v Lynn [2015] NSWSC 665 State of New South Wales v Sotheren (Preliminary) [2018] NSWSC 754 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Scott David Lynn (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Emmett SC; R Sud (Plaintiff) E Kerkyasharian (Defendant)