A Ballarat defence lawyer has expressed his frustration with the length of time it will take to secure support for a client with a severe acquired brain injury.
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Defence lawyer Andrew Madden represented Robert Linane at the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Linane appeared via video link from custody before Magistrate Noreen Toohey.
The court heard Linane breached a community corrections order by failing to attend drug assessment and treatment and appointments.
He was remanded in custody after further charges were laid during his time on bail.
Mr Madden said Linane had a 'significant' acquired brain injury from an assault and cognitive difficulties and had no family support.
He said he had made inquiries whether Linane was able to join a brain disorders program run at the Austin Hospital, but was told his client would have to undertake an assessment first that could take six weeks.
Mr Madden said the delay was frustrating.
"Essentially he is going to be in prison for a couple of months while this process plays out," he said.
Ms Toohey said releasing Linane on bail without support in place was an 'enormous risk', as in the past he had re-offended when released.
"He needs a long-term solution," she said.
"The only choice I have is to follow processes to get him into that problem behaviour program.
"He was released on bail and he is back here in a very short time frame."
A neuro psychiatric report will be prepared in the next six weeks, with the intention Linane be admitted to the behaviour change program.
"In the past he has received a term of imprisonment and corrections orders, none of this is addressing his acquired brain injury," Ms Toohey said.
"For too long that is what has happened, he has gone through the criminal justice system and it is not appropriate.
"He really needs to have appropriate arrangements available for him in the longer term."
Linane will spend the next six weeks in custody while the neuro psychiatric report is compiled. He will return to court on August 13.
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