Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Steadman [2016] NSWSC 174

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Steadman [2016] NSWSC 174 Hearing dates: 29 February 2016 Date of orders: 03 March 2016 Decision date: 03 March 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: See [133] of these reasons. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Act 2006 - application for an interim supervision order - order opposed – consideration of factors in s 9 – defendant maintains innocence and lacks insight into offending – defendant at high risk of re-offending – unacceptable risk Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M, 91H Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 3, 4, 5B, 5C, 5I, 9, 7(4), 10, 10A, 10B, 11, 21 Cases Cited: Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales v Gallagher [2006] NSWSC 340 Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales v Quinn [2007] NSWSC 873 Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Steadman [2013] NSWSC 170 Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales v Tillman [2007] NSWCA 119 Cornwall v Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 374 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Attorney General for the State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Robert Stanley Steadman (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Denman (Plaintiff) K Averre (Defendant)