Challenger v The King

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Challenger

v

The King

[2022] HCASL 163
M31/2022

  1. An extension of time is necessary to enable this application for special leave to appeal to proceed. The prospects of success of the appeal foreshadowed by the application are not sufficient to warrant the grant of special leave to appeal. The application should be dismissed. That being so, it would be futile to grant the extension of time necessary for the application to proceed.

  2. 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.S. Gleeson
19 September 2022
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[2022] HCASL 163
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Challenger v The King is a case before the High Court of Australia, which arose from an application by the Challenger for special leave to appeal a decision made by a lower court. The primary dispute concerns the merits of the lower court's decision and whether it should be reviewed by the High Court. The application was made under the special leave provisions of the High Court Rules, which permit the High Court to consider an appeal if it deems it in the interests of justice to do so.

The court was required to determine two primary legal issues. First, whether the application for special leave to appeal demonstrated sufficient prospects of success to warrant the High Court's intervention. Second, whether granting an extension of time to enable the application to proceed would be appropriate given the outcome of the first issue. In assessing these issues, the court considered the merits of the lower court's decision and the arguments presented by both parties, focusing on whether the appeal had a reasonable chance of success.

In reaching its decision, the court concluded that the application for special leave to appeal did not have sufficient prospects of success to warrant the grant of special leave. The reasoning focused on the strength of the arguments presented and the likelihood of the appeal being successful if it were to proceed. The court determined that, because the prospects of success were not sufficient, it would be futile to grant the extension of time necessary for the application to proceed. Consequently, the court dismissed the application for special leave to appeal and directed the Registrar to draw up the necessary order for dismissal.

The final orders of the court included the dismissal of the application for special leave to appeal and the direction to the Registrar to formalise this decision by drawing up, signing, and sealing the appropriate order. The order was signed by Justice Keane and Justice Gleeson on 19 September 2022, marking the conclusion of this particular legal proceeding.

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