Fardon to stay behind bars during appeal SERIAL sex offender Robert John Fardon is so dangerous he should be kept behind bars until the Queensland government can appeal a recent decision to release him back into the community, a court has heard. Lawyers for Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie argued in the Court of Appeal in Brisbane on Thursday that Fardon's release should be temporarily delayed. Fardon, who has spent most of his adult life in jail, was to be released on Thursday afternoon after Justice Debbie Mullins ruled any risks to the community could be managed. On Wednesday she imposed 34 conditions for his release. Her reasoning did not convince Mr Bleijie, who applied for an immediate stay of the order to release the 64-year-old serial rapist. Solicitor-General Walter Sofronoff QC argued the stay was necessary to ensure the safety of the community. He said two psychiatrists who assessed Fardon said he had displayed some rehabilitative growth in the past year, but they were still of the opinion he was a moderately high to high risk of reoffending. Mr Sofronoff said there was little evidence to challenge this risk assessment, and that Justice Mullins erred in failing to adequately consider these risk levels. Fardon's lawyer, Dan O'Gorman said Justice Mullins had correctly ruled that while some risk still exists, it could be managed by the imposition of a stringent supervision order. He noted Police Minister Jack Dempsey had also assured the community they had the resources to properly monitor Fardon and prevent him from reoffending. Justice John Muir will rule on the matter on Thursday afternoon.