R v Dawson

[1992] QCA 325

COURT OF APPEAL [1992] QCA 325

MACROSSAN CJ
DAVIES JA

AMBROSE J

CA NO. 211 OF 1992

THE QUEEN

v.

ROBERT NORMAN DAWSON

Applicant

BRISBANE

... DATE 09/09/92

JUDGMENT

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THE CHIEF JUSTICE: Mr. Dawson, the Court is disposed to allow the adjournment that you seek. We will give you the adjournment that you seek. We will adjourn the hearing for one month, that will be a minumum period. The precise date that it is fixed you will be notified of by the Court but it will not be less than the month you ask for.

That is to allow you an opportunity to get legal assistance, privately arrange for that. You should understand that if you are not able to arrange that - and you may not be able to, we don't know what your resources are of course - if you are unable to arrange it, you will have to be prepared to appear on your own behalf when the appeal comes on again, which will be at least one month from today. So you have ample warning of that. If you cannot get anyone to appear for you, you will have to be in a position where you make your submissions on your own behalf on that date.

APPLICANT: Yes, Your Honour.

THE CHIEF JUSTICE: All right. Well, we will adjourn it on that basis.

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