Couchy v del Vecchio

[2002] HCATrans 482

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Brisbane  No B13 of 2002

B e t w e e n -

MELISSA JANE COUCHY

Applicant

and

JEANNIE ANNE DEL VECCHIO

Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

GAUDRON J
GUMMOW J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

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ON FRIDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2002, AT 10.03 AM

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MR A. BOE:   Your Honours, I appear for the applicant.  (instructed by Boe Callaghan, Lawyers)

MR P.J. DAVIS:   May it please the Court, I appear for the respondent.  (instructed by Queensland Police Service Solicitor)

GAUDRON J:   Thank you.  Mr Boe.

MR BOE:   Given the grant of special leave in the previous matter, I did not propose to advance any further oral argument in relation to the supplementary point and, indeed, in relation to the original points, I only have matters of reply in relation to the respondent’s outline.

GAUDRON J:   Yes.  Why do not we simply stand your application over pending the outcome in Coleman?

MR BOE:   There are different questions but I see no reason why it should not be left until after that question is decided.

GAUDRON J:   Is that course resisted by the respondent, Mr Davis?

MR DAVIS:   No, your Honour.

GAUDRON J:   In that case the application will be stood over to be relisted pending the outcome of Coleman.

MR BOE:   Thank you, your Honour.

MR DAVIS:   Thank you.

AT 10.04 AM THE MATTER WAS ADJOURNED