R v Crawford (No 3)

In R v Crawford (No 3), the defendant was before the court for failure to comply with the conditions of a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Order. The court was required to decide whether the conditions of the order should be amended and what alternative measures, if any, should be imposed. The matter was heard in the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory.

The legal issues that the court had to address included whether the defendant had failed to comply with the conditions of the treatment order, whether the continuation of the treatment and supervision order would likely achieve the objects of the order, and whether the defendant posed an unacceptable risk to the safety or welfare of a person in the community. The court also had to consider whether a residential rehabilitation facility was available and whether the defendant was willing or likely to comply with a condition of the order.

The court found that the defendant had failed to comply with the conditions of the treatment order. It concluded that the continuation of the treatment and supervision order would likely not achieve the objects of the order and that the defendant posed an unacceptable risk to the safety or welfare of a person in the community. The court also found that a residential rehabilitation facility was available and that the defendant was unwilling or unlikely to comply with a condition of the order. Accordingly, the court amended the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Order by omitting Orders 5 and 6, and substituting Orders 5 and 6 as set out in the orders. The court also required the defendant to sign an undertaking to comply with the amended Drug and Alcohol Treatment Order and other obligations under the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005 (ACT) while the Good Behaviour Order is in force. The defendant was also directed to attend Court on 30 October 2020 at 12:30 pm.