Attorney-General for the State of Queensland v Cobbo

The applicant, the Attorney-General for the State of Queensland, sought to amend the supervision order of the respondent, Cobbo, who was released from custody under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003. The dispute centred on whether the proposed amendments to the supervision order would still ensure adequate protection of the community. The case was heard in the Supreme Court of Queensland.

The court was required to determine if the proposed changes to the supervision order would still be sufficient to protect the community, and whether it was reasonable to make such amendments given the circumstances. This involved assessing the potential risks posed by the respondent and weighing them against the necessity of the amendments.

The court found that the proposed changes to the supervision order would maintain adequate protection of the community. The amendments were considered reasonable given the circumstances, and the court was satisfied that the revised order would still impose sufficient restrictions on the respondent's activities. The court thus granted the requested amendments to the supervision order.

The court ordered the supervision order made on 20 November 2017 to be amended as follows: deleting "prior to" and inserting "within two days of" in paragraph 10, deleting "at least two days prior to" and inserting "within two days after the" in paragraph 11, deleting "and discuss with" in paragraph 19, and deleting paragraphs 25, 26, and 30.