Former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer will not face court on assault charges until early 2018 after presenting a medical certificate for injuries sustained in a car crash.
Police prosecutor Amin Assaad on Tuesday said a police officer had made at least five unsuccessful attempts to contact the doctor named on Mehajer's certificate.
But he nevertheless took the document at face value and didn't oppose an application by Mehajer's solicitor to vacate two separate hearings on assault charges.
"We can't establish contact with that doctor," the police prosecutor told Downing Centre Local Court.
"The number on the medical certificate is that same number that's listed publicly. It's probably a busy morning."
Mehajer was due to face court on Monday in the first of two hearings this week for allegedly assaulting a taxi driver and a television journalist in separate incidents.
However, he was taken to hospital instead, after being involved in a crash on his way to court.
The 31-year-old is accused of throwing an eftpos machine at a taxi driver's face and stealing his iPhone outside the Star Casino at Pyrmont in the early hours of April 2.
It's separately alleged he later slammed a car door on the arm of a female journalist while he was leaving Day Street police station in a Porsche.
Mehajer also had two civil disputes listed in Sydney Local Court this week while an apprehended violence order application made on behalf of his estranged wife Aysha is scheduled for mention on November 1.
His solicitor, Mahmoud Abbas, told the court that Mehajer was discharged from Westmead Hospital after the crash on Monday night but he presented a medical certificate that covered his client until October 24.
One of the assault hearings has now been scheduled for two days from January 31 and the other has been set down for February 19.
Outside court, Mr Abbas said his client was "doing OK ... he's doing well".
"I don't wish to discuss the particulars of the injuries but they are severe, we do have medical documents," he told reporters.
A NSW Police spokeswoman told AAP they are still investigating the circumstances of Monday's crash.
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