State of New South Wales v JC (No 5) [2017] NSWSC 1304

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v JC (No 5) [2017] NSWSC 1304 Hearing dates: 26 September 2017 Decision date: 26 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: R A Hulme J Decision: (1) An order pursuant to s 18A of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (the Act) that the defendant be detained under an interim detention order from 29 September 2017 for a period of 28 days.

(2) Pursuant to s 20(1) of the Act, the Court issue a warrant for the committal of the defendant to a correctional centre for the duration of the interim order referred to in the previous paragraph. Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 – serious sex offender – application for further interim detention order – no suitable accommodation available for supervision in the community – possible vacancy being evaluated – defendant conceded order should be made – order made for 28 days Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006, ss 18A, 20 Cases Cited: State of New South Wales v JC (No 4) [2017] NSWSC 1208 State of New South Wales v JC (No 3) [2017] NSWSC 1181 State of New South Wales v JC (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1139 State of New South Wales v JC [2017] NSWSC 1126 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) JC (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: I Fraser (Plaintiff) A Cook (Defendant)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitor's Office (Plaintiff) Legal Aid Commission (Defendant) File Number(s): 2017/239984 Publication restriction: Pursuant to orders of this court, the name of the defendant and the location of possible accommodation are not to be published.