State of New South Wales v Donovan [2015] NSWSC 877

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Donovan [2015] NSWSC 877 Hearing dates: 18 June 2015 Date of orders: 03 July 2015 Decision date: 03 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: 1. Pursuant to section 18B of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) that the defendant be subject to an interim detention order from 25 July 2015 for a period of 28 days.

2. Pursuant to section 20(1) of the Act the Court issue a warrant for the committal of the defendant to a correctional centre for the duration of the interim order referred to in Order 1 above. Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – applications pursuant to the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) – preliminary hearing – whether interim detention order should be made – interim detention order made Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 Cases Cited: State of New South Wales v Cornwall [2015] NSWSC 742 State of New South Wales v Davie [2015] NSWSC 413 State of New South Wales v Richardson (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 276; (2011) 210 A Crim R 220 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Brian James Donovan (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms N Sharp (Plaintiff Mr M Johnston (Defendant)

Solicitors: Crown Solicitor's Office (Plaintiff) Legal Aid New South Wales (Defendant) File Number(s): 2015/153125 Publication restriction: None