Ghanem v State Parole Authority of New South Wales [2014] NSWSC 1666

The decision to refuse parole was neither made in the absence of evidence nor by inflexible policy application; rather, it was based on relevant and unanimous expert reports and statutory considerations, including the need for external leave programs to assess reintegration prospects given the plaintiff's long detention.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 24 November 2014
Procedural Posture: Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Outcome: Summons dismissed. Plaintiff to pay the costs of the second defendant.
Legal Topics: ['judicial Review' 'parole' 'serious Offenders' 'mandatory Considerations' 'external Leave Programs']

['administrative Law'] ['judicial Review' 'parole' 'serious Offenders' 'mandatory Considerations' 'external Leave Programs']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether the State Parole Authority made an error of law by refusing parole in the absence of evidence for essential statutory elements' 'Whether the Parole Authority applied policy inflexibly without regard to the merits' 'Whether the Parole Authority failed to take into account mandatory considerations under s 135(2) of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW)' 'Whether the Parole Authority relied on irrelevant considerations']

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Court Disposition

Summons dismissed. Plaintiff to pay the costs of the second defendant.

Orders

['Summons dismissed.' 'The plaintiff is to pay the costs of the second defendant.']