NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Norman Steven FIELD [2008] NSWSC 85
HEARING DATE(S) : 06/12/2007, 01/02/2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 22 February 2008
JUDGMENT OF : Howie J at 1
DECISION : Pursuant to s 39(1) of the Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990 I order that Norman Steven Field be detained in the custody of the Department of Corrective Services until he can be transferred to the Bunya Forensic Unit at the Cumberland Hospital when a place is available for him. On being transferred to that Unit, he is to be detained in the custody of that Unit provided that, if it is thought appropriate by the person in charge of that Unit, he may be released on escorted leave in the grounds of the Cumberland Hospital or escorted leave within the general community. I recommend that while he is detained in the custody of the Department of Corrective Services he be housed in a hospital or such other place where he can receive treatment for his mental illness.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - Defence of mental illness - consequential orders where accused acquitted on grounds of mental illness - MENTAL HEALTH - orders to be made after accused acquitted on grounds of mental illness.
LEGISLATION CITED : Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990 - ss 38(2), 39, 41(1), 41(2)
CATEGORY : Consequential orders
CASES CITED : R v Line [2004] NSWSC 1148 R v Xu [No 2] [2005] NSWSC 70
PARTIES : Regina v Norman Steven Field
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2007/00001575001
COUNSEL : C Maxwell QC - Crown C Bruce - Offender
SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh - Crown S O'Connor - Offender
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION CRIMINAL LIST
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