Police v Curan [2023] NSWLC 14

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Police v Curan [2023] NSWLC 14 Hearing dates: 5 September 2023 Date of orders: 13 September 2023 Decision date: 13 September 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: LCM Olischlager Decision: Verdict Not Guilty Sequence 1 & 2 Catchwords: Crime, child protection, reporting obligations, obligation to report membership of registered clubs Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Amendment Act 2004 (NSW) Cases Cited: The Queen v A2 (2019) 373 ALR 214; [2019] HCA 35 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Police (Prosecutor)

John Curan (Defendant) Representation: Solicitors:

Sergeant Harvey (Prosecutor)

Mr Bright (Defendant) File Number(s): 2023/00004462 Publication restriction: Nil

Judgment 1. Mr Curan pleaded not guilty to two charges of fail to comply with reporting obligations pursuant to section 17(1) of the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) ('the Act'). The offence carries a maximum penalty of up to five years of imprisonment. 2. The particulars of the two charges are as follows.

Sequence One 1. That between 7am on 1 June 2018 and 6pm on 15 June 2018, Mr Curan failed to comply with his reporting obligations under the Act in that he failed to disclose that he was a member of Cardiff RSL, Wests Leagues Club and Club Macquarie.

Sequence Two 1. That between 6am on 11 October 2018 and 18 October 2018, Mr Curan failed to comply with his reporting obligations under the Act in that he failed to disclose that he was a member of Souths Rugby League Club at Merewether.