State of New South Wales v Kreuzberg [2015] NSWSC 379

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Kreuzberg [2015] NSWSC 379 Hearing dates: 7 April 2015 Decision date: 08 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: (1) An order pursuant to section 7(4) of Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006: (a) Appointing one qualified psychiatrist and one qualified psychologist 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) Directing that the defendant attend those examinations. (2) The matter is relisted before the Common Law Registrar at 9 am on Wednesday 15 April 2015 for further directions. Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – application for mandatory psychiatric examination pursuant to s 7(4) of Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 – test arising from combined effect of s 5E and s 7(4) of the Act Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 4, 5A(1), 5E, 7(4), 9(3) Cases Cited: Attorney General for NSW v Hayter [2007] NSWSC 983 State of New South Wales v Lynn [2013] NSWSC 1147 State of New South Wales v Reay [2014] NSWSC 1362 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Jason Kreuzberg (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: L Fernandez (Plaintiff) S Hall (Defendant)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitor's Office (Plaintiff) Legal Aid New South Wales (Defendant) File Number(s): 2015/68956 Publication restriction: Pseudonym used for the defendant