Bugmy v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 25

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bugmy v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 25 Hearing dates: 15 February 2017 Date of orders: 15 February 2017 Decision date: 24 February 2017 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [9]; Payne JA at [10]. Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: APPEAL – high risk violent offender –continuing detention order under the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) – whether primary judge erred in determining the length of the continuing detention order – whether primary judge failed to give adequate reasons Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 5E, 5F, 5G, 11, 17, 18, 19 Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW), Pt 3 Cases Cited: Anderson v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 86 Attorney-General (Qld) v Francis [2006] QCA 324 Attorney-General v Wilde [2008] NSWSC 14 Keith v Gal [2013] NSWCA 339 Lynn v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 57 Resource Pacific Pty Ltd v Wilkinson [2013] NSWCA 33 State of New South Wales v Bugmy (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1432 State of New South Wales v Davis [2008] NSWSC 664 State of New South Wales v Donovan (2015) 90 NSWLR 389; [2015] NSWCA 280 State of New South Wales v Manners [2008] NSWSC 1367 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Damien Charles Bugmy (appellant) State of New South Wales (respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Buchanan SC / Ms G Lewer (appellant) Mr G P Craddock SC / Mr P Aitken (respondent)