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Berg v Director of Public Prosecutions[2011] QCA 302

Berg v Director of Public Prosecutions[2011] QCA 302

CITATION: Berg v Director of Public Prosecutions [2011] QCA 302
JUDGE(S): White JA
DELIVERED ON: 26 October 2011
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  • Published Case Name:

    Berg v Director of Public Prosecutions

  • Shortened Case Name:

    Berg v Director of Public Prosecutions

  • MNC:

    [2011] QCA 302

  • Court:

    QCA

  • Judge(s):

    White JA

  • Date:

    26 Oct 2011

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary JudgmentMHC No 90 of 2010 (no citation)27 Sep 2011Reference of Mr Berg’s mental condition to Mental Health Court; reference related to numerous charges arising out of Mr Berg practising as a psychiatrist in 1999-2004, including count of indecent treatment in respect of which earlier reference struck out (appeal dismissed [2008] QCA 321, special leave refused [2009] HCASL 222); determined that Mr Berg not of unsound mind at time of alleged offending; further determined that Mr Berg fit for trial: Lyons J.
QCA Interlocutory Judgment[2011] QCA 30226 Oct 2011Application for stay of Mental Health Court orders refused: White JA.
QCA Interlocutory Judgment[2012] QCA 6222 Mar 2012Application for adjournment of hearing of appeal refused; appeal to be determined on the papers: McMurdo P, Chesterman JA, Dalton J.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2012] QCA 9113 Apr 2012Appeal allowed to limited extent; order that Mr Berg not of unsound mind set aside; Mental Health Court ought not to have made that determination in circumstances where Mr Berg denied committing the offences; appeal otherwise dismissed: Chesterman JA and Dalton J. McMurdo P would have further ordered that the offences were disputed offences under s 268(1) of the Mental Health Act 2000 (Qld).

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA)

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