State of New South Wales v Kevin Newton (Final) [2022] NSWSC 634

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Kevin Newton (Final) [2022] NSWSC 634 Hearing dates: 12 May 2022 Date of orders: 20 May 2022 Decision date: 20 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Pursuant to ss 5B9(1)(a) and 25B of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006, the defendant be subject to an Extended Supervision Order ("the Extended Supervision Order") commencing 20 May 2022 and expiring 5 years after its commencement; and (2) Section 11 of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006, the Court directs the defendant, for the period of the Extended Supervision Order, to comply with the conditions set out in the Schedule to this order; (3) Access to the court's file for any document shall not be granted to a non-party without 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 Order – unacceptable risk – intellectual disability – simple English conditions – duration – requirement that direction for therapy can reasonably be afforded by defendant. Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Commonwealth) Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Kevin John Newton (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M. Dalla-Pozza (Plaintiff) K. Stares (Defendant)