An 'appreciable risk' to community safety under the Criminal Law (High Risk Offenders) Act 2015 (SA) is one that is capable of being estimated, perceptible and sensible — not purely speculative but founded in evidence providing a substantive basis for apprehension of future risk. Where the question of making an extended supervision order is finely balanced, the paramount consideration of community safety under s 7(5) favours making the order. Electronic monitoring may be imposed as a condition of an interim supervision order where the nature of the risk requires authorities to monitor the respondent's movements.
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