KE (by his next friend and tutor NE) v Commissioner of Police & Ors. [2018] NSWSC 941

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: KE (by his next friend and tutor NE) v Commissioner of Police & Ors. [2018] NSWSC 941 Hearing dates: 30 May 2018 Decision date: 22 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Latham J Decision: I declare that the plaintiff is not a registrable person under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW).

Costs are awarded in favour of the Plaintiff. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – decision of the Commissioner of Police – whether plaintiff qualifies as a 'registrable person' under Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – determination that a person is a registrable person pursuant to s 3A of the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) – meaning of "a single offence" – meaning of "against the same person" – meaning of "an offence of the same kind" Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW), s 2A, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 9, 12E, 12H, 14A, 14B, 18C, 19BB Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 (NSW) Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61N, 66EB, 80A, 80D, 80E, 91D, 91E, 91F, 91FB, 91G, 91H, 91J, 91K, 91L Crimes Legislation Amendment (Child Sexual Offences) Act 1998 (NSW) Criminal Code (Cth) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 23 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: Fardon v Attorney General for the State of Queensland [2004] HCA 46; 223 CLR 575 Kamm v State of NSW (No. 4) [2017] NSWCA 189; 95 NSWLR 179 Martin v R [2014] NSWCCA 124 Minehan v R [2010] NSWCCA 140; 201 A Crim R 243 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Quinn v R (1991) 55 A Crim R 435 R v Archbold (1890) 6 WN 104 R v De Leeuw [2015] NSWCCA 183 R v Gent [2005] NSWCCA 370; 162 A Crim R 29 R v Jones (1999) 108 A Crim R 50 R v Porte [2015] NSWCCA 174; 252 A Crim R 294 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 91 ALJR 936; [2017] HCA 34 Westpac Banking Corporation v Australian Securities and Investment Commission [2009] FCA 1506; 181 FCR 379 Whiley v R [2010] NSWCCA 53 Texts Cited: Allan, A., Allan, M. M., Marshall, P., & Kraszlan, K. " Recidivism among male juvenile sexual offenders in Western Australia" (2003), 10(2) Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 359-378 New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 20 June 2001 at 14854 Nisbet, I. A., Wilson, P. H., & Smallbone, S. W. "A prospective longitudinal study of sexual recidivism among adolescent sex offenders", (2004) 16(3) Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment Warner, K. "Sentencing for Child Pornography", (2010) 84 Australian Legal Journal 384 The Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service: Paedophile Inquiry of 1997 Category: Principal judgment Parties: KE (Plaintiff) Commissioner of NSW Police (First Defendant) Children's Court of NSW (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E Ozen (Plaintiff) H El-Hage (First Defendant)