State of New South Wales v Hippett [2016] NSWSC 1180

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Hippett [2016] NSWSC 1180 Hearing dates: 19 August 2016 Date of orders: 25 August 2016 Decision date: 25 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Order, pursuant to s 15(4) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006: (a) that two qualified psychiatrists be appointed to conduct separate psychiatric examinations of the defendant and to furnish reports to the Supreme Court on the results of those examinations by Friday 30 September 2016; (b) that the defendant is to attend those examinations. (2) Order, pursuant to s 18A of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006, that the defendant be subject to an interim detention order from 20 September 2016 for a period of 28 days. (3) Order, pursuant to s 20(1) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006, that a warrant be issued for the committal of the defendant to a correctional centre for the period specified in Order (2) above. (4) Stand the proceedings over for further directions before the Registrar at 9am on Monday 29 August 2016, for the fixing of a date for the final hearing of these proceedings. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for interim relief pursuant to the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), s 15 – whether Court satisfied that the material would, if proved, justify the making of a continuing detention order – whether Court satisfied to a high degree of probability that offender poses an unacceptable risk of committing a serious sex offence if not kept under supervision Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Attorney General for the State of NSW v Tillman [2007] NSWCA 119 Attorney-General for NSW v Winters [2007] NSWSC 611 Attorney-General for the State of NSW v Hayter [2007] NSWSC 983 Cornwall v Attorney-General of NSW [2007] NSWCA 374 Lynn v State of NSW [2016] NSWCA 57 State of NSW v Manners [2008] NSWSC 1242 State of NSW v Pacey [2015] NSWSC 1983 State of NSW v Thomas (Preliminary) [2011] NSWSC 118 State of New South Wales v Sancar [2016] NSWSC 867 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Douglas Hippett (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Wright (Plaintiff) D O'Neil (Defendant)