State of New South Wales v Farringdon [2022] NSWSC 310

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Farringdon [2022] NSWSC 310 Hearing dates: 3 March 2022 Date of orders: 15 March 2022 Decision date: 23 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: See orders entered on 15 March 2022 Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – application for interim supervision order under the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act – preliminary hearing – weight given to material before the court – s 9 factors – interim relief granted Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Lawrence v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 248 State of New South Wales v Farringdon [2018] NSWSC 874 State of New South Wales v Lidster [2020] NSWSC 275 State of New South Wales v Mustapha [2022] NSWSC 87 State of New South Wales v Newton [2022] NSWSC 224 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Keith Geoffrey Farringdon (Defendant Representation: Counsel: K Curry (Plaintiff) A Hughes (Defendant)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitors Office (Plaintiff) Legal Aid NSW (Defendant) File Number(s): 2021/355589

Judgment 1. HIS HONOUR: By a summons filed 15 December 2021, the State of New South Wales ("the State") sought an extended supervision order ("ESO") for a period of 3 years from the date of any order made by the Court with respect to Keith Geoffrey Farringdon ("the defendant"), pursuant to the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) ("the Act"). 2. At the preliminary hearing, the State sought an interim supervision order ("ISO") commencing on 15 March 2021, for a period of 28 days from that date, in conjunction with conditions set out in the Schedule to the summons and interlocutory relief under s 7(4) of the Act, appointing either two qualified psychiatrists or two registered psychologists, or a combination of one of each, to conduct separate psychiatric and/or psychological examination of the defendant and to furnish reports to the Court on the results of those examinations, by a date to be fixed by the Court (and a direction that the defendant attends to those examinations). 3. On 15 March 2022 the Court made the orders sought by the State for interim relief. These are the Court's reasons for that decision.