Tillman v Attorney General for the State of New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 327

Reported Decision: 178 A Crim R 133

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Tillman v Attorney General for the State of New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 327

HEARING DATE(S): 27/09/07

JUDGMENT DATE: 26 November 2007

JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Giles JA at 53; Ipp JA at 53

DECISION: (1) Leave to appeal granted. (2) Appeal dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) – continuing detention orders under s 17(3) – construction of the term "likely" – whether, in the light of the standard of proof in s 17(3) and the common law presumption against the infringement of personal liberty, the term "likely" is used in s 17(3) as meaning "more probable than not" - COURTS AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM – principle of comity – whether an intermediate appellate court of one Australian jurisdiction should, on grounds of comity, follow a decision of an intermediate appellate court of another Australian jurisdiction where the issue under consideration involves the interpretation of legislative provisions that are identical or substantially similar. D

Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Criminal Code Act 1924 (Tas), s 157(1) LEGISLATION CITED: Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005 (Vic), s 11(1) Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations 1941 (Cth) Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 3, 11, 16, 17(1), (2), (3), (4)(c), (d), (i), 18(1)(b), 19

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