The Supreme Court of Tasmania made a two-year high risk offender order under s 35(2) of the Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021 (Tas), being satisfied to a high degree of probability that the respondent posed an unacceptable risk of committing another serious offence. The Court emphasised that the respondent's extensive history of armed robbery offences, substance abuse issues, institutionalisation after 15 years in custody, and repeated failures on parole necessitated structured supervision and support for community reintegration. The two-year duration was set to cover the respondent's transition beyond his initial 12-month supported accommodation and to allow sufficient time for substance abuse recovery, with conditions including electronic monitoring, curfew, drug and alcohol abstinence, and mandatory engagement with therapeutic interventions.
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