Rhodes v Parole Board of Queensland

The case of Rhodes v Parole Board of Queensland was heard in the Queensland Supreme Court. The applicant, Mr Rhodes, sought judicial review of the respondent's failure to make a decision on his application for a parole order. The Parole Board of Queensland had received the application on 29 June 2020, and there was a legal duty for the board to make a decision on the application. Mr Rhodes sought an order for the board to make a decision on his application, and for costs.

The court was required to determine whether the board had failed to make a decision on Mr Rhodes' application, and whether such failure constituted a ground for judicial review. The court also had to decide if the board had acted in a manner that was procedurally unfair to Mr Rhodes. Additionally, the court needed to determine whether there was a legal duty on the board to make a decision on the application, and if the board had failed to discharge that duty.

The court found that the board had indeed failed to make a decision on Mr Rhodes' application, and that this failure constituted a ground for judicial review. The court also found that the board had acted in a manner that was procedurally unfair to Mr Rhodes, as it had not given him an opportunity to be heard before making a decision. The court further found that there was a legal duty on the board to make a decision on the application, and that the board had failed to discharge that duty. As a result, the court ordered the board to make a decision on Mr Rhodes' application and awarded him fixed costs in the sum of $134.20.