R v Laxale (No.2) [2022] NSWDC 533

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Laxale (No.2) [2022] NSWDC 533 Hearing dates: 4 November 2022 Date of orders: 4 November 2022 Decision date: 04 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 38 - 39 Catchwords: MENTAL HEALTH – federal offence – child sex offence – previous finding of accused being unfit to be tried – whether he will likely become fit in next 12 months – whether accused objects to being detained in hospital – significance of such objection – whether he should be detained in hospital – approach to setting term of detention – consideration of factors affecting length of term of detention Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) ss 16A, 20, 20B, 20BA, 20BC Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) s 474.26 Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) s 14 Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) s 47 Cases Cited: Agoston v R [2008] NSWCCA 116 DPP (NSW) v Day [2022] NSWCCA 173 DPP (NSW) v Van Gestel [2022] NSWCCA 171 R v Asplund (2010) 216 A Crim R 48 R v Fadel [2022] NSWSC 1192 R v G,H [2019] SASCFC 71 R v Laxale [2022] NSWDC 398 R v Risi [2021] NSWSC 769 R v Woodham [2022] NSWSC 1154 Wilson v R [2020] NSWCCA 211 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) Mr K Laxale (accused) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Brown for the CDPP Mr B Royce for the accused