Brownlee v The Queen

[1999] HCATrans 478

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S82 of 1998

B e t w e e n -

ANTHONY JOHN BROWNLEE

Applicant

and

THE QUEEN

Respondent

For Mention

GLEESON CJ

(In Chambers)

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT SYDNEY ON WEDNESDAY, 15 DECEMBER 1999, AT 9.40 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

MR G.D. WENDLER:   If the Court please, I appear for the applicant.  (instructed by Galloways)

MR J.J. AZIZE:   On behalf of the respondent.  (of Australian Government Solicitor)

HIS HONOUR:   This matter, I understand, is in the February list?

MR WENDLER:   It is, your Honour, and the expectation is that it will proceed in the normal way as an application for special leave to appeal. 

HIS HONOUR:   According to the information I have, it has been intimated to the Registry that there is an intention to file an amended application and draft notice of appeal.  Is that right?

MR WENDLER:   Just in broad terms.  I accepted the retainer in this in early December and rendered certain advice to the solicitor concerning the state of the originating process.  The application for special leave to appeal will have to be amended, so will the draft notice of appeal.  I think the summary of argument will remain as is and following that, the application books will have to be raised.  But it is on track.  One of the problems, your Honour, has been that the applicant has been acting for himself for some period of time and now he has a solicitor who has taken the thing over and we are hopeful to move the thing quickly to secure a date on 10 February.

HIS HONOUR:   Mr Azize, is there anything that you want to say?

MR AZIZE:   No, your Honour.

HIS HONOUR:   Very well.  This application will be listed for hearing on 11 February 2000.

AT 9.43 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED