NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ronald Ian Cox [2017] NSWSC 1097 Hearing dates: 18 August 2017 Date of orders: 18 August 2017 Decision date: 18 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Under section 14 of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW) Ronald Ian Cox is referred to the Mental Health Review Tribunal for a determination under section 16 of the Act. (2) Remand the accused in custody pending the Tribunal's determination in accordance with Order 1. (3) Direct the Registrar to provide the Registrar of the Tribunal with: (a) A copy of my reasons, findings and orders; (b) The transcript of these proceedings; (c) A copy of the Crown papers tendered in the folder marked "Exhibit A"; and (d) A copy of the reports of Dr Olav Nielssen of 14 January 2017 and of Dr Jonathan Adams of 16 May and 28 July 2017. Catchwords: CRIME – fitness to stand trial – murder charge – consideration of the Presser criteria – psychiatrists ad idem on diagnosis – held unfit to be tried Legislation Cited: Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW) Cases Cited: Kesavarajah v The Queen (1984) 181 CLR 230 Ngatayi v The Queen (1980) 147 CLR 1 R v Presser [1958] VR 45 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Ronald Ian Cox (Accused) Representation: Counsel:
Mr C Patrick SC, Crown Prosecutor Ms C Loukas SC, Public Defender
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