NSW Police v Williamson [2018] NSWLC 25

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: NSW Police v Williamson [2018] NSWLC 25 Hearing dates: 23 March 2018 Decision date: 12 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: M O'Brien LCM Decision: The application is dismissed and an urgent hearing date will be allocated Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – stay of proceedings - permanent – cognitive impairments – whether defendant fit to be tried – Presser Test – whether defendant suitable for diversion under s 32, Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986, s 202 Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (rep) Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990, s 32 Cases Cited: Albon v R (District Court, unreported, 5 February 2016) Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Saunders [2017] NSWSC 760 Director of Public Prosecutions v El Mawas [2006] NSWCA 154 Director of Public Prosecutions v Shirvanian (1998) 44 NSWLR 129 Eastman v R [2000] HCA 29; (2000) 203 CLR 1 Jago v District Court of NSW [1989] HCA 46; (1989) 168 CLR 23 John Frith (1790) 22 State Tr 307 Kesavarajah v The Queen [1994] HCA 41; (1994) 181 CLR 230 Mantell v Molyneux [2006] NSWSC 955 Ngatayi v R (1980) 147 CLR 1 Police v AR (Children's Law News 1 – May 2010, 18 November 2009) Police v Beth [2014] NSW ChC 8 (18 December 2014) Quinn v Director of Public Prosecutions [2015] NSWCA 331 R v Basha (1989) 39 A Crim R 337 R v Dashwood [1943] KB 1 R v HW [2017] NSWLC 25 R v KF [2011] NSWLC 14 R v Littler [2001] NSWCCA 173 R v Mailes [2001] NSWCCA 155; (2001) 53 NSWLR 251 R v Presser [1958] VR 45 R v Rivkin [2004] NSWCCA 7 R v Sexton (2000) 116 A Crim R 173 Smiles v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1992) 37 FCR 538 Texts Cited: D Howard and B Westmore, Crime and Mental Health Law in New South Wales (3rd ed, 2018, LexisNexis) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: NSW Police (prosecution) Stephen Derick Williamson (defendant) Representation: Sgt D Middleton (prosecution) Pennicott & Weir Solicitors (defendant) File Number(s): 2017/00071449 2017/00307578 Publication restriction: Nil