Armet v CFC Consolidated Pty Ltd

ARMET
v
CFC CONSOLIDATED PTY LTD
[2021] HCASL 200
P21/2021

An extension of time is necessary to enable this application for special leave to appeal to proceed. No basis for the grant of an extension of time is shown. In any event, the appeal foreshadowed by the application would relate to a matter of practice and procedure in respect of which no issue of principle of general importance would arise. Further, it is not possible to discern that the applicant has sufficient prospects of success upon the foreshadowed appeal to warrant the grant of special leave. In the circumstances, special leave should be refused. That being so, it would be futile to grant an extension of time to allow the application to proceed.
Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

P.A. Keane J.J. Edelman

14 October 2021

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In the case of ARMETvCFC CONSOLIDATED PTY LTD, the applicant sought an extension of time to lodge an application for special leave to appeal. The application was in relation to a decision made by the South Australian Supreme Court, which was subsequently upheld by the Full Court of the Supreme Court of South Australia. The applicant, Armet, was seeking the extension due to alleged procedural errors in the original proceedings.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether an extension of time should be granted for the applicant to lodge an application for special leave to appeal. The court also needed to determine if there was a basis for the grant of such an extension, whether any issue of principle of general importance would arise, and if the applicant had sufficient prospects of success upon the appeal.

The court found that no basis for the grant of an extension of time existed, as the applicant had failed to demonstrate a compelling reason for the delay in lodging the application. Additionally, the court held that the appeal, if granted, would relate to a matter of practice and procedure, and would not raise any issue of principle of general importance. Furthermore, the court was not convinced that the applicant had sufficient prospects of success on the appeal. Given these findings, the court concluded that special leave should be refused, and it would be futile to grant an extension of time to allow the application to proceed.

As a result, the court dismissed the application for an extension of time to lodge an application for special leave to appeal. Pursuant to rule 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), the Registrar was directed to draw up, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application. The order was signed by Keane and Edelman on 14 October 2021.

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