Australia, June 30 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 29:
1. By Notice of Motion filed 14 May 2025, the Defendant in the trial, NP ("the Applicant"), applies for a Certificate under s 2 of the Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967 (NSW) ("the Act") to be issued to him as Applicant in respect of the proceedings brought against him on Indictment and which were the subject of the decision of this Court on 2 May 2025. The citation for my judgement in the trial ("the Principal Judgement") is R v NP [2025] NSWDC 160; reference to paragraphs of the Principal Judgment are contained within brackets.
2. For the purposes of the Application, a Special Hearing conducted pursuant to the Mental Health ...