State of New South Wales v Strong by his tutor Ainsworth (Final) [2018] NSWSC 1438

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Strong by his tutor Ainsworth (Final) [2018] NSWSC 1438 Hearing dates: 26 September 2018 Decision date: 03 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: R A Hulme J Decision: Extended supervision order for a period of 5 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 sexual assaults – offender diagnosed with schizophrenia and substance use disorder – subject to Guardianship order – offender at high risk of committing another serious offence. Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cornwall v Attorney General for New South Wales [2007] NSWCA 374 Lynn v State of New South Wales (2016) 91 NSWLR 636; [2016] NSWCA 57 State of New South Wales v Kamm (Final) [2016] NSWSC 1 State of New South Wales v Strong [2016] NSWSC 1041 State of New South Wales v Strong, Robert [2018] NSWSC 1113 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Robert Strong by his tutor Frank Ainsworth (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms D New (Plaintiff) Ms A Hawkins (Defendant)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitor's Office Legal Aid NSW File Number(s): 2018/163005