State of New South Wales v G (Final) [2023] NSWSC 223

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v G (Final) [2023] NSWSC 223 Hearing dates: 24 February 2023 Decision date: 16 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ierace J Decision: (1) The summons is dismissed; (2) The parties are to file and serve written submissions regarding costs. The defendant is to file submissions by Monday 27 March 2023 and the plaintiff is to file submissions by Monday 10 April 2023. Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – Serious sexual offender – Final hearing – Application for Extended Supervision Order – Whether defendant poses unacceptable risk of committing serious offence if not kept under supervision – Where defendant faces extradition to Queensland and mandatory minimum sentence upon release Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW), ss 15A, 33 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 35, 61, 61J, 61KE, 61M, 66A Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 5B, 5C, 5D, 6, 9, 17, 18A Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld), ss 20, 22, 43AA Cases Cited: State of New South Wales v G (Preliminary) [2022] NSWSC 1617 State of New South Wales v Hudson (Preliminary) [2019] NSWSC 194 State of New South Wales v Hudson (Final) [2019] NSWSC 1761 State of New South Wales v PS (Preliminary) [2022] NSWSC 1740 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) G (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Aitken (Plaintiff) P Coady; A Bhasin (Defendant)