Attorney General for the State of NSW v Steadman (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 606

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Attorney General for the State of NSW v Steadman (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 606 Hearing dates: 6 May 2016 Date of orders: 12 May 2016 Decision date: 12 May 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) An order pursuant to ss 5C and 9 of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) (the Act) that the defendant be subject to an extended supervision order for a period of five years from 12 May 2016.

(2) Direct the defendant, pursuant to s 11 of the Act, to comply with the conditions set out in the schedule to these reasons. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 - application for an extended 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 – order imposed for maximum period of 5 years Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004 (NSW), s 8 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61M, 91H Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 3, 4, 5B, 5C, 5I, 7, 9, 10, 10B, 11, 13, 21, 25 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 Steadman [2016] NSWSC 174 Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales v Tillman [2007] NSWCA 119 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Lynn v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 57 New South Wales v Donovan [2015] NSWCA 280 Texts Cited: Second Reading Speech for the Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Bill, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, (Hansard) 3 June 2004 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Attorney General for the State of NSW (Plaintiff) Robert Stanley Steadman (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Denman (Plaintiff) R Mathur (Defendant)