State of New South Wales v De Vries (Final) [2022] NSWSC 247

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v De Vries (Final) [2022] NSWSC 247 Hearing dates: 28 October and 24 November 2021, 7 March 2022 Date of orders: 28 October 2021 and 7 March 2022 Decision date: 11 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wright J Decision: (1) On 28 October 2021: (a) An order pursuant to ss 5B and 9(1)(a) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) that the defendant be subject to an extended supervision order ('the extended supervision order') for a period of three years from the date of the order; and (b) An order pursuant to s 11 of the Act, directing that the defendant, for the period of the extended supervision order, comply with the conditions in the terms set out in paragraphs 1-4 and 8-51 of the conditions annexed to the amended summons. (2) On 7 March 2022, an order that the conditions imposed by order 1(b) made on 28 October 2021 be varied from 7 March 2022 so as to read as set out in the conditions in the schedule attached to this judgment. Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDERS – extended supervision order – conditions – content of conditions to reflect First Nations cultural heritage and understanding of the person to whom the conditions apply – form of conditions to reflect cognitive needs of person to whom the conditions apply – use of simplified language and visual cues Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 3, 5B, 5D, 5H, 5I, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11 Cases Cited: State of New South Wales v Devries (Preliminary) [2021] NSWSC 949 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Glen Roy John De Vries (Defendant Representation: Counsel: S Love (Plaintiff) E Sullivan (Defendant)