Thorpe v Cwealth of Aus

[1997] HCATrans 163

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Melbourne  No M15 of 1997

B e t w e e n -

ROBERT ALAN THORPE

Plaintiff

and

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Defendant

For Judgment

KIRBY J

(In Chambers)

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 12 JUNE 1997, AT 9.31 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

HIS HONOUR:   This was a summons by the Commonwealth for summary relief against a writ and statement of claim which was filed in the Court by Mr Thorpe.  The matter was heard in Canberra, and then in Melbourne.  The orders which the Court makes are:

(1)  Written statement of claim set aside for want of jurisdiction;

(2)  Applications for precipes for the issue of subpoenas dismissed;

(3)  The plaintiff to pay the defendant’s costs.

I publish my reasons.

AT 9.32 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED