Palmer v Magistrates Court Of Queensland & Ors

[2024] HCASL 158

PALMER

v

MAGISTRATES COURT OF QUEENSLAND & ORS

[2024] HCASL 158
B9/2024

1. The applicant seeks special leave to appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland (Dalton and Boddice JJA and Burns J), dismissing his appeal from a decision made by the primary judge (Callaghan J). In those proceedings, the applicant sought a permanent stay of the prosecution of complaints brought against him in the Magistrates Court. The second and third respondents sought a permanent stay of the proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland on the ground that the proceedings constituted an abuse of process. The primary judge granted the respondents a permanent stay of the applicant's proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland.

2. The application does not give rise to sufficient reason to doubt the correctness of the decision of the Court of Appeal. The application does not raise any question of general importance suitable for a grant of special leave to appeal.

3. Special leave to appeal is refused.

   Gageler CJ
   Gordon J
   Edelman J
   Steward J
   Gleeson J
   Jagot J
   Beech-Jones J

   6 June 2024