State of New South Wales v Cheema (Preliminary) [2020] NSWSC 876

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Cheema (Preliminary) [2020] NSWSC 876 Hearing dates: 11 June 2020, 12 June 2020 Date of orders: 15 June 2020 Decision date: 09 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Johnson J Decision: Reasons for orders made on 15 June 2020 (see [19] of judgment). Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDERS - Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act 2017 - preliminary hearing - application by Defendant for permanent stay of application - stay refused - consideration of test to be applied at preliminary hearing - whether Defendant a "convicted NSW terrorism activity offender" - construction of s.10(1)(c)(i) and 10(1A)(a)(ii) of Act - whether s.10(1A)(a)(ii) infringed implied freedom of political communication - held it did not - Defendant held to be a "convicted NSW terrorism activity offender" - proper basis demonstrated at preliminary hearing for orders under the Act - order that Defendant be examined by a psychiatrist and psychologist for reports to be furnished to Court - further order made that Defendant be subject to an interim supervision order subject to conditions Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Community Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2018 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes (Serious Sex Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Code (Cth) Criminal Code (Terrorist Organisation - Islamic State) Regulations 2017 (Cth) Explosives Act 2003 Firearms Act 1996 Interpretation Act 1987 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act 2017 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 Cases Cited: Attorney General for NSW v Tillman [2007] NSWCA 119 Attorney General for the State of NSW v Gallagher [2006] NSWSC 340 Baldwin v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 112 Brown v Tasmania (2017) 261 CLR 328; [2017] HCA 43 Clubb v Edwards; Preston v Avery (2019) 93 ALJR 448; [2019] HCA 11 Comcare v Banerji (2019) 93 ALJR 900; [2019] HCA 23 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520; [1997] HCA 25 Lodhi v R (2006) 199 FLR 303; [2006] NSWCCA 121 Lodhi v R (2007) 179 A Crim R 470; [2007] NSWCCA 360 McCloy v New South Wales (2015) 257 CLR 178; [2015] HCA 23 Monis v The Queen (2013) 249 CLR 92; [2013] HCA 4 Moubarak by his tutor Coorey v Holt (2019) 100 NSWLR 218; [2019] NSWCA 102 State of New South Wales v Baldwin [2019] NSWSC 1882 State of NSW v Alam [2020] NSWSC 295 State of NSW v Elomar (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 1034 State of NSW v Elzamtur [2019] NSWSC 186 State of NSW v KAS (Preliminary) [2019] NSWSC 924 State of NSW v Naaman (No 2) (2018) 276 A Crim R 30; [2018] NSWCA 328 State of NSW v Naaman (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 1329 State of NSW v Sturgeon [2019] NSWSC 559 Tajjour v New South Wales (2014) 253 CLR 508; [2014] HCA 35 The Queen v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308: [2016] HCA 35 The Queen v Hillier (2007) 228 CLR 618; [2007] HCA 13 Thomas v Mowbray (2007) 233 CLR 307; [2007] HCA 33 Wilde v State of New South Wales (2015) 249 A Crim R 65; [2015] NSWCA 28 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Ahsan Kamal Cheema (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr AC Casselden SC; Mr S Robertson; Mr P Aitken (Plaintiff) Mr MA Robinson SC; Dr J Lucy (Defendant)