State of New South Wales v Wilmot (Preliminary) [2021] NSWSC 1189

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Wilmot (Preliminary) [2021] NSWSC 1189 Hearing dates: 17 September 2021 Date of orders: 17 September 2021 Decision date: 17 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 15(4) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) ("the Act"): (a) appoint one qualified psychiatrist and one registered psychologist, to conduct separate psychiatric or psychological examinations of the Defendant, as appropriate, and to furnish reports to the Supreme Court on the results of those examinations by a date to be fixed by the Court; (b) direct the Defendant to attend those examinations. (2) Pursuant to s 18A of the Act the Defendant is subject to an interim detention order for a period of 28 days. (3) Pursuant to s 20(1) of the Act the Court is to issue a warrant for the committal of the Defendant to a correctional centre for the duration of the interim order referred to in order 2 above. (4) The parties have liberty to apply on 24 hours' notice by email to my Associate. Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – serious sex offences – preliminary hearing – interim orders sought – interim detention order made Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: State of New South Wales v Wilmot (Preliminary) [2019] NSWSC 776 State of New South Wales v Wilmot (Final) [2019] NSWSC 1276 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Wayne Wilmot (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Aitken (Plaintiff) D Carroll / S Climo (Defendant)