McKenzie v Attorney General for New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 1639

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McKenzie v Attorney General for New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 1639 Hearing dates: 11 May 2023 Date of orders: 21 December 2023 Decision date: 21 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Under rule 59.10 Uniform Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) extend the time for bringing these proceedings for judicial review to the filing of the summons on 19 September 2022. (2) Dismiss the proceedings. (3) The plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — judicial review — decision to revoke parole — whether decision maker was satisfied of subjective jurisdictional fact — whether error on the face of the record — whether parole authority required to conduct an inquiry or hearing prior to revoking parole — whether decision legally unreasonable — whether error disclosed on the face of the record — decision made in September 2016 and is out of time fixed by UCPR 59.10 — whether leave ought to be granted Legislation Cited: Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 (NSW) ss 2A, 3, 135, 169, 170, 173, 175, 180, 181, Sch 1 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 1999 (NSW) Government Information Public Access Act 2009 (NSW) Uniform Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Pt 59 Cases Cited: Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596; [1990] HCA 57 Avon Downs Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1949) 78 CLR 353; [1949] HCA 26 Boatswain v State Parole Authority [2014] NSWSC 501 Buck v Bavone (1976) 135 CLR 110; [1976] HCA 24 Dib v Parole Authority of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 575 Mawas v State Parole Authority [2021] NSWSC 652 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZIAI [2009] HCA 39; (2009) 83 ALJR 1123 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Allan James McKenzie (Plaintiff) Attorney General for New South Wales (First Defendant) State Parole Authority of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Tierney (Plaintiff) J Davidson (First Defendant) State Parole Authority of New South Wales (submitting appearance)