R v Reilly [2022] NSWDC 764

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Reilly [2022] NSWDC 764 Hearing dates: 1 September 2021, 6 October 2021, 2 May 2022, 16 May 2022, 22 July 2022, 19 August 2022, 16 September 2022, 30 September 2022. Date of orders: 4 November 2022 Decision date: 04 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Sutherland SC DCJ Decision: Application for permanent stay granted, at [227]-[234]. Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Stay of proceedings — Permanent MENTAL HEALTH — Criminal proceedings — Person unfit to be tried — Special hearing CRIME — Sexual offences — Acts of indecency — Buggery — Multiple Complainants — Former Priest CRIME — Violent offences — Common assault Legislation Cited: Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) Mental Health (Criminal Procedure)Act 1990 (NSW) Cases Cited: Arrivoli v R [2017] NSWDC 112 Barton v The Queen [1980] HCA 48; 147 CLR 75 Bauer (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2015] VSCA 55 DPP for NSW v Hakim BC8902177; (1989) 41 A Crim R 372 Jago District Court of NSW [1989] HCA 46; (1989) 168 CLR 23 McDonald (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2016] VSCA 304; 263 A Crim R 350 McGee v The Queen [2020] VSCA 146 Morton (a pseudonym) v The Queen [2020] VSCA 49 Pound v The Queen [2019] VSCA 279 R v Littler [2001] NSWCCA 173; 120 A Crim R 152 R v WRC [2003] NSWCCA 394; 59 NSWLR 273; 143 A Crim R 503 Subramaniam v The Queen [2004] HCA 51; 211 ALR 1 TS v R [2014] NSWCCA 174 Walton v Gardiner [1993] HCA 77; 177 CLR 378 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown (Respondent) John Patrick Reilly (Applicant) Representation: Counsel: A Djemal and L Gallagher (Applicant) E Curran (Respondent)