State of New South Wales v Sines [2017] NSWSC 890

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Sines [2017] NSWSC 890 Hearing dates: 4 July 2017 Decision date: 04 July 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: R A Hulme J Decision: 1. Pursuant to s 10B and 10C(1) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 ("the Act") the defendant is to be subject to an interim supervision order from 10 July 2017 for a period of 28 days. 2. Pursuant to s 11 of the Act, the defendant is directed to comply with the conditions set out in Schedule A to the Amended Summons filed on 5 May 2017 for the duration of the interim supervision order made in Order 1. Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – high risk violent offender – Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 –application for extended supervision order – index offence of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm – history of repeated criminal offending – sentence of imprisonment of 7 years with non-parole period of 5 years and 3 months – term of sentence to expire 10 July 2017 – interim supervision order under s 10B of Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act sought – defendant accepted into full-time residential rehabilitation program at Glebe House –– defendant participated in various rehabilitation programs in custody but no proven long-term change demonstrated –interim supervision order made Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) s 10B Cases Cited: State of New South Wales v Baldwin [2016] NSWSC 1141 State of New South Wales v Sines [2017] NSWSC 592 State of NSW v Lynn [2013] NSWSC 1147 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Peter James Sines (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr C McGorey (Plaintiff) Mr P Coady (Defendant)