Community Advocate (Heather McGregor) and Marion Theresa Pearce v The Hon John Foster Gallop and the Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory

In the case of Community Advocate (Heather McGregor) and Marion Theresa Pearce v The Hon John Foster Gallop and the Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory, the applicants sought judicial review of decisions made by the respondents regarding the appointment of a Board of Inquiry. The applicants challenged the legality of the Board's appointment on the grounds of procedural fairness and alleged unreasonableness under the "Wednesbury" test. They sought declaratory relief to challenge the Board's findings and decisions.

The court was tasked with determining whether the Board of Inquiry's appointment was lawful and if procedural fairness was observed. This included assessing whether the applicants were given adequate warning and an opportunity to be heard before adverse findings were made. The court also needed to consider whether the Board's decisions were so unreasonable as to warrant declaratory relief under the "Wednesbury" test.

The court held that the Board of Inquiry's appointment was lawful, and procedural fairness was observed. The applicants were given an effective opportunity to be heard and were not deprived of a fair process. The court found that the Board's decisions, while perhaps debatable, did not reach the level of unreasonableness required to warrant declaratory relief. The court concluded that the applicants' claims for declaratory relief were not substantiated by the evidence presented.

The court ultimately dismissed the application for judicial review, finding no grounds for the relief sought by the applicants. The Board's decisions and findings were upheld, and no further orders were made.