Category: No Body-No Parole Prisoner
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In Armitage v Parole Board Queensland (2023) 17 QR 297, the Queensland Court of Appeal reviewed the Parole Board’s decision to issue a ‘no cooperation declaration’ for a ‘no body-no parole prisoner’, where the victim’s skeletal remains were likely destroyed by fire or animal predation. One of the key issues was the meaning of “remains”.
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In this special case Cherry v Queensland [2025] HCA 141, the High Court was questioned on the constitutional validity of Queensland’s “no body-no parole” law. The plaintiff relied on the Kable principle, arguing that ss 175L and 175E of the Corrective Services Act 2006 (Qld) invalid. The High Court determined s 175L of the Corrective…
