On mandatory review under s 64 of the High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020 (WA), the Court affirmed the continuing detention order, finding the respondent remained a high risk serious offender and that the community could not be adequately protected by a supervision order. Key factors included the respondent's minimal treatment gains from the ISOTP, his continued interest in pornographic material parallelling his offending patterns, the disinhibiting risk of substance misuse, 19 prior contraventions of a supervision order, and the absence of suitable accommodation. The Court made obiter recommendations regarding continuation of individual psychological counselling, assessment for further group programs, and consideration of relocating the respondent to detention on country in the Kimberley.
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