Huang v Wong

The Court of Appeal of New South Wales considered an application by Mr Huang, a self-represented litigant, seeking to vacate a hearing date. Mr Huang contended that he had no prospect of securing legal representation for the hearing. The Court also addressed an application by Mr Huang to prevent the court registry from preparing appeal books.

The primary legal issues before the Court were whether the registrar erred in refusing to waive fees, and whether the Court of Appeal possessed the power to grant Mr Huang access to audio recordings of District Court proceedings. The Court also considered the applications to vacate the hearing date and to prevent the preparation of appeal books.

Simpson JA dismissed the notice of motion, finding no error in the registrar's refusal to waive fees. The Court determined that it did not have the power to order the release of audio recordings of District Court proceedings. Consequently, the applications to vacate the hearing date and to prevent the preparation of appeal books were also dismissed. Costs were reserved.