Former Test cricketer and commentator Michael Slater will seek to have more assault charges dismissed on mental health grounds as he continues rehabilitation.
The 52-year-old faces seven charges including assault and intimidation after three alleged incidents with two women and a male health worker between April and September.
He did not attend court on Tuesday, abiding by bail conditions to not leave a private beachside rehabilitation clinic.
His lawyer, James McLoughlin, requested all three cases against Slater be dealt with on mental health grounds.
Such an order to dismiss does not necessarily require a finding the charge against the defendant is proven.
A local court in April dismissed domestic violence charges against Slater and discharged him into the care of a doctor on the condition he completes a year-long treatment plan.
Slater is accused of assaulting and intimidating a woman in April and assaulting and intimidating a Northern Beaches Hospital staffer in July.
He also allegedly breached a restraining order by calling a 53-year-old woman in a menacing, harassing or offensive manner in late September.
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The application to dismiss the charges will be heard on November 9.
A provisional apprehended violence order taken out on behalf of one of Slater’s alleged female victims was made interim, while another AVO to protect the other woman was made final by consent, without Slater making admissions.
Slater played in 74 Tests for Australia, scoring 5312 runs at an average of 42.83 after making his debut during the 1993 Ashes tour of England.
He also played 42 one-day internationals before retiring from major cricket in 2004 and embarking on a successful commentary career with the Nine and Seven networks.
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