R v Koschier [2023] NSWDC 323

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Koschier [2023] NSWDC 323 Hearing dates: 5 – 7 June, 21 July 2023 Date of orders: 17 August 2023 Decision date: 17 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Fitzsimmons SC DCJ Decision: The application is dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – application for permanent stay – affidavit of solicitor containing submissions not evidence – application for stay following finding applicant not fit to stand trial – trial to proceed by way of judge alone special hearing – principles applicable where grounds for application include applicants impaired cognitive functioning and forensic disadvantage - general principles in permanent stay application – allegations of presumptive and actual forensic disadvantage – prosecution after earlier decision not to prosecute - applicability of prosecutorial guidelines Legislation Cited: Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 ss 54, 56, 62, 63 Evidence Act 1995 s 165B Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990 Cases Cited: Barton v R [1980] HCA 48; 147 CLR 75 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW (2006) 226 CLR 256 Dupas v R [2010] HCA 20; (2010) 241 CLR 237 Gardiner v R [2023] NSWCCA 89 Jago v the District Court of New South Wales [1989] HCA 46; 168 CLR 23 Kitchingman v R [2023] NSWCCA 4 Lucciano v R [2021] VSCA 12; (2021) 287 A Crim R 529 McGee v R [2020] VSCA 146 Morton v R (2020) 281 A Crim R 307 Moti v R [2011] 245 CLR 456 Moubarak by his Tutor Coorey v Holt [2019] NSWCA 102 R v Adler (unreported) NSWCCA 11 June 1992 R v Burrell [2004] NSWCCA 185 R v David Anthony McCarthy (unreported) NSWCCA 12 August 1994 R v Edwards (2009) 83 ALJR 717 R v Edwards [2009] HCA 20; 255 ALR 399 R v Littler [2001] NSWCCA 173; 120 A Crim R 512 R v McCarthy R v Moore [2015] NSWCCA 316 R v RD [2016] NSWCCA 84 R v Tolmie (unreported) NSWCCA 7 December 1994 R v WRC (2003) 59 NSWLR 273 Strickland & Ors v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecution (2018) 266 CLR 325 Subramaniam v R [2004] HCA 51 TS v R [2014] NSWCCA 174 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rex (Crown) Anton Koschier (applicant) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Wilkinson (Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW)) Ms S Pararajasingham (Applicant)