Taylor, In the matter of an application for leave to issue or file a document

In the High Court of Australia, an application was made by Cindy Taylor for leave to issue or file a document. The applicant sought to file an application for an order to show cause against the Attorney-General for the Commonwealth, which was described as difficult to understand and appearing to be directed towards vindicating the applicant's claim as "Mother of ALL" to achieve "compliance with the Family Undertaking . . . for all Families by 21/7/18".

The legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the applicant leave to issue or file this document. This followed a direction by Nettle J on 21 September 2017, pursuant to rule 6.07.2 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), that the Registrar refuse to issue or file the application without the leave of a Justice. The applicant subsequently filed an ex parte application seeking this leave, supported by an affidavit.

The Court considered the applicant's materials, including an affidavit and a letter received shortly before the hearing. His Honour concluded that the application to show cause was frivolous and vexatious, and that the supporting material, to the extent it was intelligible, confirmed this assessment. Accordingly, the Court determined that leave to issue and file the application should be refused.

The application was dismissed.