State of New South Wales v Bird [2016] NSWSC 1693

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Bird [2016] NSWSC 1693 Hearing dates: 30 November 2016 Date of orders: 30 November 2016 Decision date: 30 November 2016 Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Order that pursuant to s 9(1)(a) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 that the defendant be subject to a High Risk Sex Offender Extended Supervision Order for a period of 5 years commencing on 10 December 2016. (2) Order that pursuant to s 11 of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006, for the period of 5 years from 10 December 2016, being the period of the extended supervision order referred to in Order 1, the defendant comply with the conditions set out in the Schedule to this judgment. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – application for extended supervision order – Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), s 9 – whether extended supervision order should be made – whether 5 years is an appropriate period – whether the proposed conditions are appropriate Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Anderson v State of NSW [2016] NSWCA 86 Attorney-General for NSW v Tillman [2007] NSWCA 119 State of NSW v Bird [2016] NSWSC 1420 State of NSW v Burns [2014] NSWSC 1014 State of NSW v Conway [2011] NSWSC 488 State of NSW v Fisk [2013] NSWSC 364 Wilde v State of NSW [2015] NSWCA 28 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) William Bird (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Lester Fernandez (Plaintiff) Angela Cook (Defendant)