Ford v Commissioner for Corrective Services of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 1541

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ford v Commissioner for Corrective Services of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 1541 Hearing dates: 19 May 2021 Date of orders: 30 November 2021 Decision date: 30 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: The application for judicial review is dismissed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – application for judicial review – Commissioner of Corrective Services' directions subjecting inmate to urinalysis – broad drug testing discretion – claimed psychological impediment to provide urinalysis unfounded on the evidence – torture – prohibitions on torture as custodial punishment – legal unreasonableness Legislation Cited: Commonwealth Constitution s 109 Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) ss 6, 7, 8 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3, 57, 79, 232 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation (NSW) regs 159, 160, 163, 164 Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) s 274.2 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 78B Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564; [1992] HCA 10 Bernard-Ross v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 182 Carroll v Sydney City Council (1989) 15 NSWLR 541 Clark v Commissioner for Corrective Services [2016] NSWCA 186 Kruger v Commonwealth (1997) 190 CLR 1; [1997] HCA 27 McKane v Commissioner of Corrective Services of New South Wales (No. 3) [2018] NSWSC 1060 Minister for Immigration v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bruce William Ford (Plaintiff) Commissioner for Corrective Services (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Bruce William Ford (Self-represented) K N Pham (Defendant)