State of New South Wales v Presta (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1154

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Presta (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1154 Hearing dates: 12 August 2016 Date of orders: 22 August 2016 Decision date: 22 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: Pursuant to s 17(1)(a) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), the defendant is made subject to a high risk offender extended supervision order for a period of 5 years from today and, pursuant to s 11 of the Act, the defendant is directed to comply with the conditions set out in the Schedule to this order. Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – high risk sex offender – final hearing – application for a continuing detention order – interim detention order in place – whether adequate supervision will be provided by an extended supervision order Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Anderson v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 86 Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Hayter [2007] NSWSC 983 Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v Tillman [2007] NSWCA 119 Lynn v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 57 R v Presta [2000] NSWCCA 40 State of New South Wales v Bruno Presta (NSWSC, 5 August 2016, unrep) State of New South Wales v Donovan [2015] NSWCA 280 State of New South Wales v Presta [2016] NSWSC 966 State of New South Wales v Thomas (Preliminary) [2011] NSWSC 118 The State of New South Wales v Bruno Presta (NSWSC, 24 May 2016, unrep) Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Bruno Presta (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr L Fernandez (Plaintiff) Ms A Cook (Defendant)