State of New South Wales v Bowdidge [2019] NSWSC 1843

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Bowdidge [2019] NSWSC 1843 Hearing dates: 12 December 2019 Date of orders: 19 December 2019 Decision date: 19 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J Decision: (1) Extended supervision order made for a period of four years. (2) Conditions contained in Schedule A. (3) Restricted access to Court file.

See paragraph [34] and Schedule A Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – high risk offender – where offender has been subject to supervision under a series of orders – where no offences against children for many years – where offender intellectually challenged – where paraphilia continues to exist – previous breaches of order – appropriate conditions – duration of order Legislation Cited: Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss. 3, 4A, 5B, 5I, 6, 9 and 11. Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: New South Wales v Brian Alan Bowdidge [2015] NSWSC 717 State of New South Wales v Bowdidge [2011] NSWSC 188 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Brian Alan Bowdidge (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J S Emmett (Plaintiff) A Hughes (Defendant)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitor's Office (Plaintiff) Legal Aid Commission of NSW (Defendant) File Number(s): 2019/00211627 Publication restriction: Nil