The Court declined to make an interim supervision order under s 9 of the Criminal Law (High Risk Offenders) Act 2015 (SA), finding that the Attorney-General's material, even if proved, would not justify an extended supervision order. The Court held that the respondent's approximately two years and nine months of largely compliant community supervision, the absence of any evidence of association with NRVE ideology since 2021, the withdrawal of support by both the Department for Correctional Services and the Parole Board, and a psychologist's assessment of low risk collectively meant the risk was speculative rather than appreciable. The Court ordered a medical examination and report but left open the possibility that additional material, including a contemporaneous medical report, could alter the assessment when the extended supervision order application is ultimately determined.
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