Teen pregnancy targeted

fence convictions in total.

Forensic psychiatrist Hadrian Ball told the court Green was diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder.

Dr Ball said Green told him he was aware of the effect of his acts and that staff were “petrified” of him.

Green’s lawyer Michelle Mainwaring said Green was a victim of institutionalisation and a dangerous criminal declaration would “obliterate” any hope for rehabilitation.

She said there was a question over whether he could be considered a threat to the public given he would remain in prison for some years still.

Chief Justice Blow reserved his decision on the application.

In July, the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute released a paper outlining the need to reform the dangerous criminal legislation because there was no provision for post-release conditions or periodic review. A FAMILY planning group will develop an app to reduce unplanned teenage pregnancy on the North-West Coast, thanks to philanthropic funds.

Family Planning Tasmania’s project, LARC4U, has been awarded $100,000 from Impact 100, a group of philanthropists who donate to charitable organisations.

Impact 100 Tasmania members donated $1000 each and then voted where the $100,000 would be distributed.

This was the project’s first year in Tasmania, with FPT chosen from 39 applicants.

FPT chief executive Cedric Manen said Impact 100’s funding would enable partial development of an app and education approaches with youth, community and health professionals in the NorthWest to reduce unplanned teenage pregnancy.

Mr Manen said they would do this by increasing access to Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) to prevent unplanned teenage pregnancy, thus increasing educational attainment and workforce participation

Mr Manen said a key to reducing unintended pregnancy was to use more effective, less user-dependent methods of contraception, such as implants and intrauterine devices.

Impact 100 chairman Charles Badenach said: “The development and rollout of Family Planning’s new app will empower young people to exercise choice in the timing and spacing of their children”.