Anna Myfanwy St Clair v Gary Taylor

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The matter in question involved Anna Myfanwy St Clair, the applicant, seeking an extension of time within which to file an application for special leave to appeal a decision from the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland. The respondent to the application was Gary Taylor. The application for an extension of time was before the High Court, specifically a bench of the Full Court, which included Justices Gageler and Gleeson.

The central legal issue was whether the applicant, Anna Myfanwy St Clair, should be granted an extension of time to file an application for special leave to appeal from the decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal. The court had to consider whether the application raised any issue of principle that warranted the grant of special leave to appeal and whether granting an extension would be futile.

In their judgment, the Justices Gageler and Gleeson held that the application raised no issue of principle that warranted the grant of special leave to appeal. The Justices determined that granting the extension of time would be futile. Accordingly, they directed the Registrar to draw up, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application. The decision was made pursuant to rule 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth).

No further orders were made by the court beyond directing the Registrar to dismiss the application for an extension of time.

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S.J Gageler	J.S Gleeson
12 August 2021