State of New South Wales v Manners (Preliminary) [2015] NSWSC 1420

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Manners (Preliminary) [2015] NSWSC 1420 Hearing dates: 28 September 2015 Decision date: 28 September 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Interim supervision order for 28 days with two qualified psychiatrists appointed to conduct separate psychiatric examinations of the defendant Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 – high risk sex offender - preliminary hearing – application for appointment of two psychiatrists to examine the defendant – application for interim supervision order pending the final hearing –– whether the matters alleged in the supporting documentation would, if proved, justify the making of an extended supervision order – where defendant has lengthy history of sexual offending against children – defendant diagnosed with paedophilic disorder and paraphilia – where defendant does not oppose orders sought – court satisfied that relevant statutory criteria satisfied – orders sought made Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General for the State of NSW v Hayter [2007] NSWSC 983 State of New South Wales v Manners [2008] NSWSC 1242 The State of New South Wales v Manners [2008] NSWSC 1376 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Andrew Robert Manners (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Emmett (Plaintiff) Mr P Skinner (Defendant)