On an application for leave to appeal from a summary dismissal under s 13 of the Judicial Review Act 1991 (Qld), the determinative consideration is whether there exists a reasonable argument the primary judge erred in summarily dismissing the matter. However, even if error is shown, leave will not be granted where the underlying application had no reasonable basis, as there would be no utility in the appeal. Judicial review applications must be advanced with particularity and alignment with the legal criteria for statutory review, not as a roving investigation of broadly cast grievances.
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