Dumas v The Queen

[1996] HCATrans 270

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S179 of 1995

B e t w e e n -

FREDERICK DUMAS

Applicant

and

THE QUEEN

Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

BRENNAN CJ
McHUGH J
KIRBY J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT SYDNEY ON MONDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER 1996, AT 12.20 PM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

MR G. CORR:   May it please the Court, I appear for the applicant.  (instructed by B.R. Mills, Aboriginal Legal Services (New South Wales))

MR R. KELEMAN:   May it please the Court, I appear for the respondent.  (instructed by S.E. O’Connor, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (New South Wales))

MR CORR:   Yes, I rely on the written submissions in this matter, your Honours.  If you have any questions relating from them, I can be of assistance.

BRENNAN CJ:   It is a matter for you.  You do not wish to add anything to them?

MR CORR:   No, I think they stand on their own, your Honours.  There is sufficient in there to justify leave.

BRENNAN CJ:   Thank you, Mr Corr.  We need not trouble you, Mr Keleman. 

Despite the assistance that we have derived from the written arguments produced by Mr Corr, the Court is of the opinion that there is not sufficient reason to doubt the correctness of the judgment in the court below to warrant a grant of special leave.  Accordingly, special leave will be refused.

MR CORR:   May it please the Court.

MR KELEMAN:   May it please the Court.

BRENNAN CJ:   Adjourn the Court to Canberra tomorrow morning at 10.15 am.

AT 12.22 PM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED