State of New South Wales v Thomas (Final) [2011] NSWSC 307

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Thomas (Final) [2011] NSWSC 307 Hearing dates: 24 February 201112 April 2011 Decision date: 12 April 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: R A Hulme J Decision: 5 year extended supervision order Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Act 2006 - serious sex offender - age and ill-health - antisocial personality disorder - unacceptable risk of committing a serious sex offence if not supervised - extended supervision order Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2010 Cases Cited: Attorney General for the State of NSW v Hayter [2007] NSWSC 983 Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Tillman [2007] NSWSC 605 Cornwall v Attorney General for New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 374 State of New South Wales v Manners [2008] NSWSC 1242 State of New South Wales v Thomas [2008] NSWSC 1340 State of New South Wales v Thomas (Interim) [2009] NSWSC 1119 State of New South Wales v Thomas (Final) [2009] NSWSC 1410 State of New South Wales v Thomas (Preliminary) [2011] NSWSC 118 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Bruce Malcolm Thomas (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Staehli SC with Mr D Kell (Plaintiff) Solicitors: Mr P Murphy (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/41563