Frankcom v Commissioner of Corrective Services [2022] NSWSC 225

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Frankcom v Commissioner of Corrective Services [2022] NSWSC 225 Hearing dates: 22 February 2022 Date of orders: 07 March 2022 Decision date: 07 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wright J Decision: (1) The plaintiff's further amended summons is dismissed. (2) There is no order as to costs to the intent that each party should pay his own costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – ground of review other than procedural fairness – error of law – statutory construction – construction of s 276 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) – construction of "risk to public health" – whether duty to accord procedural fairness – whether duty to receive submissions – whether duty to complete statutory task once statutory task embarked upon ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – antecedent and substantive decisions in relation to exercising power under s 276 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) – whether reasonable basis for antecedent decision – whether impermissible gloss or gateway imposed in relation to substantive decision Legislation Cited: Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (NSW), ss 274, 275, 276 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW), ss Pt 2 Div 3, 231, 232, 235B, 274, 275, 276, Pt 6 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 (NSW), cl 330 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2020, cl 2 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 33 Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 48A, 48B, 189, 195A Cases Cited: DOU16 v Minister for Home Affairs (2019) 272 FCR 358; [2019] FCAFC 212 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; (2003) 77 ALJR 1088 Gautam v Health Care Complaints Commission [2021] NSWCA 85 Kassam v Hazzard; Henry v Hazzard [2021] NSWSC 1320; 393 ALR 664 Keybridge Capital Ltd v WAM Active Ltd (2021) 105 NSWLR 278; [2021] NSWCA 203 Larter v Hazzard (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1451 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSSJ (2016) 259 CLR 180; [2016] HCA 29 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Murphyores Incorporated Ltd v The Commonwealth (1976) 136 CLR 1; [1976] HCA 20 Mulholland v Australian Electoral Commission (2004) 220 CLR 181; [2004] HCA 41 Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth (2010) 243 CLR 319; [2010] HCA 41 Plaintiff S10/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2012) 246 CLR 636; [2012] HCA 31 Sydney Seaplanes Pty Ltd v Page [2021] NSWCA 204; 393 ALR 485 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 262 CLR 362; [2017] HCA 34 The Queen v Anderson; Ex parte Ipec-Air Pty Ltd (1965) 113 CLR 177; [1965] HCA 27 Yasmin v Attorney-General (Cth) (2015) 236 FCR 169; [2015] FCAFC 14 Texts Cited: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), 24 March 2020 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joshua Frankcom (Plaintiff) Commissioner of Corrective Services (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: