State of New South Wales v Webster (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1463

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Webster (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1463 Hearing dates: 12 October 2016 Date of orders: 14 October 2016 Decision date: 14 October 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: See paragraph [106] Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) – application for extended supervision order – final hearing – length of order only substantive issue – defendant poses unacceptable risk of committing serious sex offence – consideration of factors in s 9(3) of Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) – extended supervision order made for maximum period Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 59, 61J, 61K, 61L, 89, 97 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) ss 3, 5B, 5C, 5I, 7(4), 9, 10, 10A, 11, 13, 21, 25 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), s 9(1) Cases Cited: Attorney General for the State of NSW v Steadman [2013] NSWSC 170 Attorney General for the State of NSW v Steadman (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 606 Lynn v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 57 State of New South Wales v Conway [2011] NSWSC 925 State of New South Wales v Donovan [2015] NSWCA 280 State of New South Wales v Johnson [2016] NSWSC 267 State of New South Wales v Webster [2016] NSWSC 999 Webster v R [2006] NSWCCA 346 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Michael Paul Webster (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: L Fernandez (Plaintiff) D O'Neil (Defendant)