Attorney General for New South Wales v Rohan (a pseudonym) by his tutor Stuart (Final) [2024] NSWSC 643

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Attorney General for New South Wales v Rohan (a pseudonym) by his tutor Stuart (Final) [2024] NSWSC 643 Hearing dates: 21 May 2024 Date of orders: 21 May 2024 Decision date: 28 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Weinstein J Decision: (1) Pursuant to ss 121, 127(1)(a) and 128 of the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020, that the defendant be subject to an order for the extension of his status as a forensic patient for a period of 3 years from 21 May 2024. (2) I direct the Registrar to notify the Mental Health Review Tribunal of these orders. Catchwords: MENTAL HEALTH – application for extension of defendant's status as a forensic patient – whether the defendant poses an unacceptable risk of serious harm – risk conceded – orders made Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General for New South Wales v Rohan (a pseudonym) by his tutor Johnson (Final) [2021] NSWSC 132 Attorney General for New South Wales v Rohan (a pseudonym) (Preliminary) [2020] NSWSC 1610 Attorney General of New South Wales v Rohan (a pseudonym) (Preliminary Hearing) [2023] NSWSC 1427 State of New South Wales v Hayter (Final) [2020] NSWSC 1581 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Attorney General for New South Wales (Plaintiff) Rohan (a pseudonym) (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Rose (Plaintiff) G Marsden (Defendant)