Melksham v The Queen

Anthony Richard Melksham sought special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia. The specific nature of the dispute or the original proceedings from which the application arose is not detailed in the provided transcript. The application was considered by Justices Deane, Toohey, and McHugh.

The sole legal issue before the High Court was whether the applicant's proposed appeal had sufficient prospects of success to justify the granting of special leave. This involved an assessment of the merits of the intended appeal.

The Justices considered the written submissions provided by the applicant. Based on their review, they concluded that the appeal did not present a strong enough likelihood of success to warrant further consideration by the High Court. Consequently, the application for special leave to appeal was refused.