State of New South Wales v Haouchar [2018] NSWSC 1436

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Haouchar [2018] NSWSC 1436 Hearing dates: 10 September 2018 Decision date: 25 September 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Extended supervision order for 2 years with conditions Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – extended supervision order – whether Court satisfied to high degree of probability that offender poses unacceptable risk of committing another serious offence if not kept under supervision – offender convicted of manslaughter, armed robberies, and being accessory to murder – offender classified as at high risk of reoffending – diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder – gravity and consequences of possible criminal conduct contributors of unacceptable risk – offender overseas at time of hearing – overstayed stated return date – anticipated return now unknown – lawyers' retainer terminated – agreed that judgment should be handed down forthwith. Legislation Cited: Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 (NSW) s 24(1) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) ss 4, 5A, 5B, 5I, 9, 10C Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Amendment Act 2014 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) s 9 Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: R v Haouchar [2018] NSWSC 885 R v Kari; R v H; R v Hamid [2008] NSWSC 993 State of New South Wales v Haouchar [2015] NSWSC 798 State of New South Wales v Haouchar [2018] NSWSC 979 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Bilal Haouchar (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms K Richardson SC with Mr T Hammond (Plaintiff) Mr M Johnston SC with Mr A Djemal (Defendant)