Watkins v Attorney-General (Qld)

• 1. Appeal
  2. › General principles
  3. › Interference with discretion of court below
  4. › Standard of appellate review
  5. › Whether correctness standard or House v The King standard applies
  6. › Decision under s 30(3) of Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld)
  7. › Whether decision tolerates range of outcomes
• 1. Appeal
  2. › General principles
  3. › Interference with discretion of court below
  4. › Dangerous prisoners legislation
  5. › Annual review of continuing detention order
  6. › Whether primary judge mischaracterised evidence regarding transition of psychiatric care
  7. › Whether primary judge required comprehensive management plan as precondition to release
  8. › Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld), ss 13, 30
• 1. Appeal
  2. › General principles
  3. › Interference with discretion of court below
  4. › Dangerous prisoners legislation
  5. › Annual review of continuing detention order
  6. › Whether primary judge failed to have regard to ways supervision order would modify risk
  7. › Whether usual requirement to consider supervision order scheme gives way where risk is of impulsive sexual offence against child
  8. › Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld), ss 16, 30
• 1. Human Rights
  2. › Right to liberty
  3. › Right not to be subject to arbitrary detention
  4. › Whether primary judge required to make express reference to Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld)
  5. › Whether pre-existing jurisprudence under dangerous prisoners legislation was to same effect as statutory right to liberty
  6. › Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld), s 29

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