State of New South Wales v O’Hara (Final) [2022] NSWSC 155

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v O'Hara (Final) [2022] NSWSC 155 Hearing dates: 16 February 2022 Date of orders: 24 February 2022 Decision date: 25 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: 1(a) Pursuant to ss 5B and 9(1)(a) of the Act, the defendant is subject to an extended supervision order for a period of 18 months from midnight 24 February 2022. 1(b) Pursuant to s 11 of the Act, the defendant, for the period of the extended supervision order, is to comply with the Conditions set out in the Schedule to this Judgment. 2. Access to the 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. Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – extended supervision order whether an ESO should be made in issue – length of ESO and conditions in issue – order made for 18 months Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cornwall v Attorney General for New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 374 Lynn v State of New South Wales (2016) 91 NSWLR 636; [2016] NSWCA 57 State of New South Wales v Chaplin [2019] NSWSC 471 State of New South Wales v Davison (Final) [2019] NSWSC 1140 State of New South Wales v O'Hara (Preliminary) [2021] NSWSC 1484 State of New South Wales v Simcock (Final) [2016] NSWSC 1805 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Django Womack O'Hara (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Aitken (Plaintiff) E Kerkyasharian / C Akthar (Defendant)