CRIMINAL - defendant charged with multiple sexual offences - found unfit to plead - forensic patient - limiting term of five years - whether after expiry of limiting term extension order as a forensic patient should be made
CIVIL - Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1900 (NSW) - forensic patient - limiting term expired - multiple interim extension orders made - final hearing - whether final order should be made to extend status as a forensic patient - whether poses an "unacceptable risk" of causing serious harm to others - balancing exercise - deprivation of liberty - protection of community - other less restrictive means - period necessary to enable assessment of progress
STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1900 (NSW) - Schedule 1 - "unacceptable risk of causing serious harm" - "other less restrictive means"
Case Details
Citation[2014] NSWSC 288
CourtNSWSC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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