The Court found the respondent to be a high risk serious offender under s 7(1) of the HRSO Act based on a chronic pattern of serious intimate partner violence while intoxicated, and imposed a five-year supervision order rather than a continuing detention order. The Court accepted that although the respondent had a history of non-compliance with community orders, updated neuropsychological evidence establishing he did not have an intellectual disability (contrary to earlier assessments) opened treatment pathways, and his demonstrated motivation, NDIS supports, guardianship arrangements, and structured accommodation were sufficient to satisfy the court on the balance of probabilities that he would substantially comply with supervision conditions. The case illustrates how updated clinical assessments can materially alter the available disposition under the HRSO Act, particularly where earlier assessments had precluded treatment participation.
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