R v Greg [2023] NSWChC 13

Children's Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Greg [2023] NSWChC 13 Hearing dates: 10, 11 and 12 July 2023 Date of orders: 12 July 2023 Decision date: 12 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Children's Magistrate Hayes Decision: Dismissed Catchwords: CHILDREN – Criminal Law – Doli incapax Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: AL v The Queen [2017] NSWCCA 34 BDO v The Queen [2023] HCA 16 BP v R; SW v R [2006] NSWCCA 172 C v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [1996] 1 AC 1 EL v R [2021] NSWDC 585 Fletcher v R (2015) 45 VR 634 KRM v The Queen (2001) 206 CLR 221 R v ALH (2003) 6 VR 276 RH v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2013] NSWSC 520 RP v The Queen [2016] HCA 53 RP v R [2015] NSWCCA 215 The Queen v M (1977) 16 SASR 589 Texts Cited: Hament Dhanji SC, Julia Roy and Sally McLaughlin, 'Proving the Criminal Responsibility of Children: RP v The Queen' Category: Principal judgment Parties: Greg James (Young Person) The Crown Representation: Mr Knight (Prosecutor) Ms Just (Young Person) File Number(s): 2022/00267473 Publication restriction: Pseudonyms have been used to protect the identity of the child. This ex-tempore judgment has been finessed, formatted and re-structured into a written judgment with full citations.