State of New South Wales v Williams (Final) [2021] NSWSC 1596

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Williams (Final) [2021] NSWSC 1596 Hearing dates: 3 December 2021 Decision date: 09 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ierace J Decision: (1) Pursuant to ss 5B and 9(1)(a) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) order that the defendant be subject to an extended supervision order ("the extended supervision order") for a period of five years from Monday 13 December 2021; (2) Pursuant to s 11 of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), direct that the defendant, for the period of the extended supervision order, comply with the conditions set out in the attached Schedule; (3) 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 OFFENDERS – Extended supervision orders – Where defendant diagnosed with paedophilic disorder, personality disorder and substance use disorder – Where defendant assessed to be in the high risk category of sexually reoffending – Where defendant did not submit against an extended supervision order for five years – Where defendant disputed specified conditions including use of alcohol, weekly schedules, attendance on sex workers, and the use of encryption on devices Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 5B, 5D, 9, 11 Sentencing Act 1995 (WA), s 93 Cases Cited: State of New South Wales v Williams [2021] NSWSC 1140 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Gordon Williams (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Aitken (Plaintiff) J Wilcox (Defendant)