State of New South Wales v Amohanga [2015] NSWSC 875

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Amohanga [2015] NSWSC 875 Hearing dates: 19 June 2015 Date of orders: 03 July 2015 Decision date: 03 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: 1. (a) Pursuant to s 5F and s 9(l)(a) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders ) Act 2006 (NSW) that the defendant be subject to a high risk violent offender extended supervision order ("the extended supervision order") for a period of 5 years from the date of this order; and (b) pursuant to s 11 of the Act, the defendant, for the period of the extended supervision order, comply with the conditions set out in the Schedule to the Amended Summons pressed at the hearing, which appears below. 2. Any reports prepared by Dr Andrew Ellis and Ms Jenny Howell and filed on 22 May 2015 for the purposes of Order 1 to be provided to Corrective Services NSW. Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – applications pursuant to the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) – final extended supervision order sought for a period of 5 years – whether extended supervision order should be for a 5 year or 3 year term – whether there should be an employment condition – orders made Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders ) Act 2006 - Cases Cited: Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Steadman [2013] NSWSC 170 State of NSW v Boatswain [2014] NSWSC 1446 State of NSW v Anthony Joseph Russell [2015] NSWSC 488 State of New South Wales v Scerri [2012] NSWSC 271 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Nico Amohanga (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms H Bennett (Plaintiff) Ms S Hall (Defendant)