White v SPA of NSW & Anor [2007] NSWSC 299

White v SPA of NSW & Anor [2007] NSWSC 299

Section 128 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 permits the Parole Authority to impose additional parole conditions, such as Condition 12, which are not limited by s 128A. The language and legislative intent indicate that Parliament did not intend to restrict such powers. The procedural fairness complaint lacks utility, as the Authority has since offered the claimant an adequate opportunity to be heard. Thus, no relief is warranted.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 April 2007
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment on Summons
Outcome
Application dismissed.
Legal Topics
['judicial Review' 'parole Conditions' 'procedural Fairness' 'statutory Interpretation']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Final Judgment on Summons

  1. 1 ['Whether a condition of parole (Condition 12) was invalid under the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999' 'Whether there was a denial of procedural fairness at the parole hearing on 13 May 2005']

Ratio Decidendi

Section 128 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 permits the Parole Authority to impose additional parole conditions, such as Condition 12, which are not limited by s 128A. The language and legislative intent indicate that Parliament did not intend to restrict such powers. The procedural fairness complaint lacks utility, as the Authority has since offered the claimant an adequate opportunity to be heard. Thus, no relief is warranted.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The Summons filed 10 August 2006 is dismissed.' 'Each party pay his/its own costs.']