Minister for Home Affairs v Pender [2021] NSWSC 1644

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Minister for Home Affairs v Pender [2021] NSWSC 1644 Hearing dates: 13, 14, 15 and 19 October 2021 Date of orders: 9 November 2021 Decision date: 15 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 105A.7(1) of the Criminal Code the defendant be subject to a continuing detention order. (2) The continuing detention order be in force for a period of one year from 13 September 2021. Catchwords: CRIMINAL CODE – continuing detention order – unavailability of control order – control order by Federal Court – relevant principles operating s 105A.7(b) – comparable State legislation – unacceptable risk – less restrictive measures – criminal history – views of sentencing court – expert evidence – concurrent evidence – practical management in the community – treatment and rehabilitation programs – mental health – fixation with religion – suite of measures to mitigate risk – accommodation - community treatment order – control order - NDIS – Firearms order – control order limitations – serious Part 5.3 offence – risks associated with deterioration of mental state and substance abuse – susceptibility to develop violent extremist beliefs – future prospects – duration – continuing detention order Legislation Cited: Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (Cth) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Act 2016 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Serious Sex Offenders (Detention and Supervision) Act 2009 (Vic) Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: Athavle v New South Wales [2021] FCA 1075 Attorney-General (SA) v Corporation of the City of Adelaide (2013) 249 CLR 1 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v DB Management Pty Ltd (2000) 199 CLR 321 Booth v Dacre [2020] FCA 751 Booth v Granata [2020] FCA 668 Booth v Kadir Kaya [2020] FCA 764 Booth v Murat Kaya (No 2) [2020] FCA 1119 Booth v Naizmand [2020] FCA 244 Booth v Thorne No 2 [2020] FCA 1196 Cornwall v Attorney General for New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 374 Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission (2013) 251 CLR 196; [2013] HCA 39 Lynn v New South Wales (2016) 91 NSWLR 636 Minister for Home Affairs v Benbrika [2020] VSC 888 Minister for Home Affairs v Pender (Preliminary) [2021] NSWSC 921 Nigro v Secretary to the Department of Justice (2013) 41 VR 359 R v Pender [2019] NSWSC 1814 Roads and Maritime Services v Desane Properties Pty Ltd (2018) 98 NSWLR 820 State New South Wales v Wilson (Preliminary) [2017] NSWSC 1367 State of New South Wales v Ceissman (No 2) [2018] NSW SC 1237 State of New South Wales v Currie (Final) [2021] NSWSC 676 State of New South Wales v Donovan (2015) 90 NSWLR 389; (2015) NSWCA 380 State of New South Wales v Ibrahim (Final) [2021] NSWSC 793 State of New South Wales v Rigby (Final) [2021] NSWSC 472 State of New South Wales v Naaman (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 328 TAL Life Ltd v Shuetrim (2016) 91 NSWLR 439 Tannous v New South Wales (2020) 103 NSWLR 183 The State of New South Wales v Sharpe [2017] NSWSC 469 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Minister for Home Affairs (Plaintiff) Blake Nicholas Pender (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Herzfeld SC Z Heger, C Ernst (Plaintiff) M Johnston SC G Lewer and D Bhutani (Defendant)