State of New South Wales v Armstrong (Preliminary) [2024] NSWSC 1182

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Armstrong (Preliminary) [2024] NSWSC 1182 Hearing dates: 18 September 2024 Decision date: 19 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ierace J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 7(4) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), I order that: (a) two qualified psychiatrists or psychologists (or any combination of such persons) be appointed to conduct separate examinations of the defendant and to furnish reports to the Supreme Court on the results of those examinations by a date to be fixed by the Court; and (b) the defendant attend those examinations. (2) I grant liberty to the parties to approach the list judge to obtain a hearing date and timetable for the final hearing in this matter. Catchwords: HIGH RISK OFFENDER – Preliminary hearing – Application for appointing qualified psychologists or psychiatrists Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 61M(2) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 3, 4A, 5, 5B, 5I, 6, 7(4), (5), 9(1)(a), 10(2), 10A, 10C(1), 11 Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004 (NSW) Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General for New South Wales v Tillman [2007] NSWCA 119 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Matthew Armstrong (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr K Ng (Plaintiff) Mr J Wilcox (Defendant)