State of New South Wales v Strong [2016] NSWSC 573

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Strong [2016] NSWSC 573 Hearing dates: 5 May 2016 Date of orders: 05 May 2016 Decision date: 05 May 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: 1. Pursuant to s 18A and s 18C of the Crimes (High Risk Offender) Act 2006, the defendant be subject to an interim detention order ("IDO") for a period of 28 days to take effect from 15 May 2016 to 12 June 2016. 2. The matter is listed for further hearing before the Registrar at 9:00 a.m. on Friday 10 June 2016 to determine whether an application for a further IDO is required. 3. Order the Registrar to issue an order under s 77 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 directing the Commissioner of Corrective Services to cause the Defendant to be produced at the Court in person for the final hearing on 14 June 2016 and 15 June 2016, unless the court otherwise. 4. Liberty to apply to the Duty Judge for the release of the reports of the Court appointed psychiatrists to Corrective Services NSW and practitioners treating the defendant. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – high risk offender – interim detention order – where sentence to be spent prior to hearing of continuing detention order application – where no accommodation available despite efforts to date – where good prospects of securing accommodation prior to hearing date Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Anderson v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 86; Davie v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 96 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Robert John Strong (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G F Mahony (Plaintiff) R Clark (Defendant) Solicitors: Crown Solicitor's Office (Plaintiff) Legal Aid (NSW) (Defendant) File Number(s): 2016/80447