Hunter v Minister for Corrections [2015] NSWSC 1930

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hunter v Minister for Corrections [2015] NSWSC 1930 Hearing dates: 10 December 2015 Date of orders: 17 December 2015 Decision date: 17 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: Summons dismissed with costs Catchwords: SUMMARY DISMISSAL – prisons – where smoking in prisons banned by regulation – whether ban contrary to alleged human right to smoke – whether contrary to international law – whether ban cruel – where plaintiff on parole – whether standing to commence or continue proceedings – whether plaintiff has sufficient standing – whether proceedings should be dismissed Legislation Cited: Corrections Act 2004, New Zealand Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 NSW National Security Act 1939-1943 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Commonwealth Bank of Australia v ZYX Learning Centres Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1676; (2014) 103 ACSR 476 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1; (1949) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Kuczborski v Queensland [2014] HCA 46, (2014) 254 CLR 51 Polites v The Commonwealth [1945] HCA 3; (1945) 70 CLR 60 South Australia v Tanner [1989] HCA 3; (1989) 166 CLR 161 Taylor v The Attorney-General [2013] NZHC 1659 Widgee Shire Council v Bonney [1907] HCA 11; (1907) 4 CLR 977 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Terry Jefrey Hunter (Plaintiff) David Elliott, Minister for Corrections (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Herzfeld (Defendant)