A man dubbed the "playboy rapist" will no longer be required to wear an ankle bracelet in public and will be given more time to tell authorities about his sexual partners.
Former actor and model Simon Monteiro served 11 years in jail before being released on parole in April 2020 after raping his ex-girlfriend in a Sydney apartment.
He entered her home uninvited, hitting and threatening to suffocate her before the sexual assault.
After she went to police, he slashed her furniture, soaked her books in water and killed her fish.
The 58-year-old, who maintains his innocence, was put on an extended supervision order in July 2020 with 26 conditions imposed on his life in the community.
On Friday, some of these restrictions were revoked or amended after an urgent hearing in the NSW Supreme Court.
Justice Peter Garling found Monteiro posed a reduced risk to the community compared with in 2020, when the supervision order was imposed.
Evidence provided to the court by a number of women showed that after spending years in the community, there had been no recurrence of the sexual offending that landed the 58-year-old behind bars in the first place.
A requirement that Monteiro be electronically monitored at all times through an ankle bracelet was no longer necessary, Justice Garling said.
"(Monteiro's) behaviour since the (order) was imposed is such that any deterrent effect of it has ceased," the judge said.
The ankle bracelet had caused the 58-year-old difficulty in getting a job, which was vital for his rehabilitation and integration back into the community, Justice Garling added.
The judge revoked a further condition that Monteiro get permission from Community Corrections before spending a night anywhere but his home.
However, he declined to toss a condition requiring the convicted rapist to inform his supervising officer of anyone he had intimate or sexual relations with.
This was because there was still some risk posed to the community, the judge found.
Instead, Justice Garling doubled the amount of time required for this condition, giving Monteiro 48 hours to advise of his recent sexual partners.
A condition forcing the 58-year-old to provide information about any new employment, volunteer work or study to his supervising officer prior to commencement was revoked.
"In practice this condition has, at least from (Monteiro's) perspective, provided a barrier to engaging in employment or educational courses,” the judge said.
A series of conditions relating to the rapist's use of the internet, dating apps, social media platforms, mobile phones and other communication devices will be varied.
Justice Garling declined to remove a final condition that Monteiro get permission from Community Corrections before he can legally change his name.
Monteiro was unhappy about the results, saying he would ask Justice Garling to recuse himself from hearing the case further.
"This is just meaningless today,” he said after the decision was handed down.
A hearing in May has been scheduled to determine whether the supervision order in its entirety should be varied or revoked.
