State of New South Wales v Harrison [2022] NSWSC 740

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Harrison [2022] NSWSC 740 Hearing dates: 6 June 2022 Date of orders: 7 June 2022 Decision date: 07 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: 1(a) Pursuant to ss 5B and 9(1)(a) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), the defendant is subject to an extended supervision order for a period of 4 years from midnight 07 June 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. Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – extended supervision order – length of ESO and some conditions in issue – recidivist pedophile – offended whilst on parole in 2020 – already breached ISO and orders made under the Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act – offending against young children spanning 30 years – importance of scheduling conditions – order made for 4 years Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (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 Simcock (Final) [2016] NSWSC 1805 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Robert Norman Harrison (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Richards (Plaintiff) J Wilcox (Defendant)