Australia, June 2 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 2:
1. A determination has been made pursuant to s 36 of the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 (NSW) ("the Act") that the Defendant is unfit to be tried. It is common ground that he continues not to possess the ability to give meaningful instructions or to participate in this Special Hearing. By prior order, he was excused from attending due to the advanced state of his physical and mental incapacity. The trial proceeds by judge alone.
At the opening of the Special Hearing, the Crown did not concede that the manifestation of his mental health issues had occurred at the time of the offending. Nevert...