State of New South Wales v Baker [2014] NSWSC 699

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Baker [2014] NSWSC 699 Hearing dates: 12 March 2014 Decision date: 12 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adams J Decision: 1. The plaintiff has leave to rely on the submissions filed and served on 11 March 2014. 2. The defendant has leave to file and serve any affidavit evidence on which he relies by 14 March 2014. 3. The plaintiff has leave to file and serve further submissions arising from any evidence filed by the defendant in accordance with order 2 above. 4. Pursuant to sections 10A and 10C of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 ("the Act"), a further interim supervision order is made, commencing from midnight on 14 March 2014, for a period of 28 days or until judgment is delivered, whichever is sooner, and pursuant to section 11 of the Act, direct that, for the period of the interim supervision order, the defendant comply with the conditions as set out in the schedule to the Amended Summons filed in Court on 17 January 2014 and attached to these short minutes of order. 5. Liberty to apply to relist the matter on one day's notice. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 - serious sex offender - unacceptable risk of committing a serious sex offence if not supervised - interim supervision order Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 4, 5B, 5I, 9, 10A, 10C Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61J Cases Cited: State of New South Wales v Richardson (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 276; (2011) 210 A Crim R 220 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Ley Thomas Baker (Defendant) Representation: Solicitors: Crown Solicitors Office (Plaintiff) File Number(s): 2013/371842