Thompson v The Queen

[1999] HCATrans 267

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Perth  No P60 of 1998

B e t w e e n -

JASON ANTHONY THOMPSON

Applicant

and

THE QUEEN

Respondent

Reasons for decision

GAUDRON J
KIRBY J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 1999, AT 10.19 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

GAUDRON J:   This application came before a Court constituted by Justices Kirby, Hayne and myself in Canberra on Friday, 6 August 1999.  On that occasion the Court made orders granting the applicant special leave to appeal, treating the appeal as instituted and heard instanter and allowing the appeal.  Justice Hayne and I now publish our reasons for participating in those orders.

KIRBY J:   I now publish my reasons for agreeing in the orders which were then made, and will now be made by the Court.

GAUDRON J:   I publish the Court’s order.

AT 10.20 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED