Whalan v State Parole Authority of New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 1214

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Whalan v State Parole Authority of New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 1214

HEARING DATE(S) : 6 November 2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 6 November 2006

JUDGMENT OF : Johnson J at 1

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 11/06/2006

DECISION : Application under s.155 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - parole - decision of State Parole Authority to refuse parole - whether decision made on basis of false, misleading or irrelevant information.

LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999

Whalan v Parole Board of NSW [2005] NSWCCA 445 CASES CITED : DCU v State Parole Authority [2006] NSWSC 526 McPherson v Offenders Review Board (1991) 23 NSWLR 61 McCallum v Parole Board [2003] NSWCCA 294

PARTIES : Shane Michael Whalan (Applicant) State Parole Authority of New South Wales (Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC PB0012/06

COUNSEL : Applicant (In Person) Ms C Morris (Respondent)

SOLICITORS : Crown Solicitor's Office (Respondent)

LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION : ---

LOWER COURT MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION : ---

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION

Johnson J

6 November 2006

PB0012/06 Shane Michael Whalan v State Parole Authority of New South Wales

JUDGMENT 1 JOHNSON J: This is an application by Shane Michael Whalan pursuant to s.155 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 ("CAS Act"). On 21 April 2006, the State Parole Authority of New South Wales ("the Authority") determined that the Applicant would not be released on parole. On 21 June 2006, the Applicant filed the present application in this Court.