State of New South Wales v Chaplin (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 472

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Chaplin (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 472 Hearing dates: 12 December 2018 Date of orders: 24 December 2018 Decision date: 29 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: 1. Pursuant to s 5B and s 9(1)(a) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) ("the Act") the defendant be subject to an extended supervision order ("the extended supervision order") for a period of 3 years and 9 months; and

2. Pursuant to s 11 of the Act, the defendant is directed, for the period of the extended supervision order, to comply with the conditions set out in Schedule A to the Extended Supervision Order;

3. Access to the Court's file in respect of any document shall not be granted to a non-party without the leave of a Judge of the Court, and, if any application for access is made by a non-party in respect of any document, the parties are to be notified by the Registrar so as to allow them an opportunity to be heard in relation to the application for access. Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – application for Extended Supervision Order – serious sex offence – Interim Supervision Order already issued – no opposition to order – duration – no issues of principle Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 5B, 9(1)(a), 9(2), 11 Cases Cited: State of New South Wales v Chaplin [2019] NSWSC 471 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) David Chaplin (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Aitken (Plaintiff) S Orman-Hals (Defendant)