State of New South Wales v Fayad (Preliminary) [2020] NSWSC 1681

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Fayad (Preliminary) [2020] NSWSC 1681 Hearing dates: 19 November 2020 Date of orders: 25 November 2020 Decision date: 25 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Johnson J Decision: Refer to [292] of this judgment. Catchwords: HIGH RISK TERRORISM OFFENDER - preliminary hearing - whether interim supervision order ("ISO") should be made - whether psychiatrist and psychologist should be appointed to examine Defendant - "convicted NSW terrorism activity offender" - Defendant's associations with persons who have engaged in terrorism offences and advocated support for violent extremism - Defendant serving full sentence of imprisonment for seven years for non-terrorist offences - Defendant disengaged from PRISM program - parole refused - held relevant risk of commission of serious terrorism offence established - ISO granted subject to conditions - order made for psychiatric and psychological examination by court-appointed experts Legislation Cited: Community Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2018 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cth) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Code (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act 2017 Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Burden [2005] NSWCA 174 Alou v R (2019) 101 NSWLR 319; [2019] NSWCCA 231 Atai v R [2020] NSWCCA 302 Cheema v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 190 Fayad v R [2017] NSWCCA 81 Lawrence v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 248 Lodhi v R (2006) 199 FLR 303; [2006] NSWCCA 121 Lodhi v R (2007) 179 A Crim R 470; [2007] NSWCCA 360 R v Alqudsi [2016] NSWSC 1227 R v Biber [2018] NSWSC 535 R v Musleh (No. 5) [2018] NSWSC 1927 R v Sulayman Khalid; R v Jibryl Almaouie; R v IM; R v Mohamed Rashad Al Maouie; R v Farhad Said [2017] NSWSC 1365 State of New South Wales v Barrie (Preliminary) [2019] NSWSC 856 State of New South Wales v Ceissman [2018] NSWSC 508 State of New South Wales v Cheema (Preliminary) [2020] NSWSC 876 State of New South Wales v Dunn (a pseudonym) [2018] NSWSC 1008 State of New South Wales v Elmir (Final) [2019] NSWSC 1867 State of New South Wales v Osman [2020] NSWSC 1646 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 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 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) Wassim Fayad (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Emmett SC; Ms C Palmer; Mr A Mykkeltvedt (Plaintiff) Mr S Prince SC: Dr J Lucy