Haque v Commissioner of Corrective Services [2008] NSWSC 253

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Haque v Commissioner of Corrective Services [2008] NSWSC 253

HEARING DATE(S) : 20-21 November 2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 31 March 2008

JUDGMENT OF : Fullerton J

DECISION : (1) The relief sought by summons is refused. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs.

CATCHWORDS : ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Standing to sue not made out - JUDICIAL REVIEW - Review of Commissioner's decision to refuse distribution of newsletter for prisoners - Extent of power under s 232 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act and the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation - Relevant considerations - Irrelevant considerations - COMMON LAW - Right to freedom of communication - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - Implied freedom of communication concerning government or political matters - EVIDENCE - Admissibility of business records - Paragraph 23 of SCCL 3 Practice Note - Approach to s 11 of the Evidence Act

Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2001 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)

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