The Court revoked a supervision order under s 106(1) of the Serious Offenders Act 2018, finding it could not be satisfied to the requisite high degree of probability (well above the civil standard and approaching the criminal standard) that the respondent still posed an unacceptable risk of committing a serious sex offence or serious violence offence. The respondent was assessed as low risk for sexual reoffending and variously as moderate or low-to-moderate risk for serious violence offending; the Secretary did not seek to discharge her burden of proving unacceptable risk and both parties supported revocation. The case turned on its particular facts, including the respondent's demonstrated protective factors during approximately three years of community supervision.
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