State of NSW v Keith Farringdon [2018] NSWSC 874

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of NSW v Keith Farringdon [2018] NSWSC 874 Hearing dates: 30 May 2018 Decision date: 13 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: (1) Pursuant to ss 5B and 9(1)(a) and 10(1A)(a) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), an extended supervision order is imposed upon the defendant, commencing on 17 June 2018 for a period of 3 years. (2) The defendant must comply with the conditions annexed to this judgment for the period of the extended supervision order. (3) Access to the Court's file in this proceeding is restricted. Access is only permitted to a non-party with the leave of a judge of the Court, and with prior notice to the parties so as to allow them an opportunity to be heard in respect of the application for access. Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – serious sex offender – application for extended supervision order pursuant to the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) – no controversy about making of order – dispute limited to conditions imposed – extended supervision order imposed – discussion of appropriateness of various orders Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 NSW, ss 5B, 5D, 5I, 9, 10, 11, 13 Cases Cited: Wilde v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 28; 249 A Crim R 65 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Keith Farringdon (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Lenehan (Plaintiff) A Cook (Defendant)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitors (Plaintiff) Legal Aid NSW (Defendant) File Number(s): 2018/40078 Publication restriction: Restricted access: access by a non-party to the Court file only with leave of a judge of this Court.