The State of New South Wales v Thorne [2016] NSWSC 233

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The State of New South Wales v Thorne [2016] NSWSC 233 Hearing dates: 30 April 2014 Date of orders: 02 May 2014 Decision date: 14 March 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hidden J Decision: Extended supervision order made Catchwords: HIGH RISK SEX OFFENDER – Application by State for extended supervision order – issues as to duration of order and some of the conditions proposed Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Steadman [2013] NSWSC 170 State of New South Wales v Green (Final) [2013] NSWSC 1003 State of New South Wales v Conway [2011] NSWSC 925 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The State of New South Wales (plaintiff) Keith Charles Thorne (defendant) Representation: Counsel: G F Mahony (plaintiff) G Scragg (defendant)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitor (plaintiff) Legal Aid Commission (defendant) File Number(s): 2013/375592

Judgment 1. HIS HONOUR: The plaintiff, the State of New South Wales, applied for an extended supervision order in relation to the defendant, Keith Charles Thorne, under the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 ("the Act"). On 2 May 2014 I made the order. As it was necessary to determine the matter quickly because an interim supervision order was shortly to expire, I undertook to give my reasons later. These are those reasons. They need not be lengthy because the defendant, through his counsel, accepted there was sufficient evidence to warrant an extended supervision order. The only issues were the length of the order and the terms of one of the proposed conditions.