Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v GX [2019] NSWCCA 84

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v GX [2019] NSWCCA 84 Hearing dates: 15 April 2019 Date of orders: 15 April 2019 Decision date: 15 April 2019 Before: Johnson J at [1]; R A Hulme J at [51]; Wright J at [52]. Decision: Publication of reasons for orders made on 15 April 2019 granting the detention application and refusing bail. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - bail - detention application - Respondent charged with multiple counts of assault and assault law officer - offences against staff members in juvenile detention centres - assessment of bail concerns - unacceptable risk that Respondent would fail to appear, commit a serious offence and endanger the safety of the community - unacceptable risks not mitigated by terms of conditional bail - detention application granted - bail refused Legislation Cited: Bail Act 2013 Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Campbell [2015] NSWCCA 173 R v Marcus [2016] NSWCCA 237 Viavattene v R [2018] NSWCCA 197 Texts Cited: --- Category: Principal judgment Parties: Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Applicant) GX (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr GA Newton (Applicant) Mr J Brock (Respondent)

Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Applicant) Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/114984 Publication restriction: ---