State of New South Wales v Barrie (Preliminary) [2019] NSWSC 856

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Barrie (Preliminary) [2019] NSWSC 856 Hearing dates: 13 June 2019 Date of orders: 13 June 2019 Decision date: 09 July 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wright J Decision: (1) An order pursuant to s.15(4) of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (the HRO Act): (a) Appointing two qualified psychiatrists/a qualified psychiatrist and a registered psychologist/two registered psychologists to conduct separate psychiatric and/or psychological examinations of the defendant and to furnish reports to the Supreme Court on the results of those examinations by a date to be fixed by the Court; (b) Directing the defendant to attend those examinations.

(2) An order pursuant to s.18A of the HRO Act that the defendant be subject to an interim detention order from 4 July 2019 when his current custody expires, for a period of 28 days.

(3) An order pursuant to s.20(1) of the HRO Act that 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 2.

(4) An order restricting access to the Supreme Court's file in respect of this proceeding, such that access would only be permitted to a non-party with leave of a judge of the Court, and only after the parties have had notice of the non-party's application for access and have been afforded an opportunity to be heard.

(5) The parties have liberty to approach the High Risk Offender List Judge to obtain hearing dates for the final hearing of the matter and to fix a timetable for the filing and service of evidence.