State of New South Wales v Dickson (Final) [2019] NSWSC 1628

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Dickson (Final) [2019] NSWSC 1628 Hearing dates: 15 November 2019 Date of orders: 15 November 2019 Decision date: 22 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Simpson AJ Decision: 1. Pursuant to s 5B and s 9(1)(a) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006, the Defendant is subject to an extended supervision order ("the extended supervision order") for a period of 2 years from the date of this order. 2. Pursuant to s 11 of the Act, for the period of the extended supervision order, the Defendant is directed to comply with the conditions set out in the schedule of conditions attached to this order. The Court notes: 3. Access to the Court's file for any document shall not be granted to a non-party without 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 – final hearing – application for extended supervision order – defendant subject to an interim supervision order – defendant does not contest application – whether Court satisfied to a high degree of probability that defendant poses an unacceptable risk of committing another serious offence if not kept under supervision Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 5B, 9, 11 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Lynn v State of New South Wales (2016) 91 NSWLR 636; [2016] NSWCA 57 State of New South Wales v Dickson (Preliminary) [2019] NSWSC 1116 State of New South Wales v Pacey [2015] NSWSC 1983 State of New South Wales v Thomas (Preliminary) [2011] NSWSC 118 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Kenneth Neville Dickson (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: I Fraser (Plaintiff) T B Jones (Defendant)