State of New South Wales v Thomas (Final) [2022] NSWSC 1338

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Thomas (Final) [2022] NSWSC 1338 Hearing dates: 28 September 2022 Date of orders: 30 September 2022 Decision date: 30 September 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: (1) 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 on 1 October 2022. (2) 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 – final hearing – application for extended supervision order – whether unacceptable risk of committing another serious sexual offence if not kept under supervision – defendant conceded that the statutory test met and of 4 years is open on the evidence – 4 years extended supervision order imposed with conditions Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (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 State of New South Wales v Thomas (Preliminary) [2022] NSWSC 917 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Christopher Thomas (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: L Gallagher (Plaintiff) A Cook (Defendant)