Vicinity Funds Re Ltd & Ors v Commissioner of State Revenue

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In Vicinity Funds Re Ltd & Ors v Commissioner of State Revenue, the applicants sought special leave to appeal a decision made by the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria. The appeal pertained to the interpretation of a procedural provision in a Victorian taxing statute. The applicants argued that the Court of Appeal had erred in its interpretation of the statutory provision, which they believed led to an unjust outcome in their tax dispute with the Commissioner of State Revenue.

The legal issues before the Court were whether the Court of Appeal's interpretation of the statutory provision was correct and whether there was any doubt surrounding the Court of Appeal's decision. The Court was tasked with determining whether special leave should be granted to the applicants to appeal the decision, given the lack of any question of interpretive principle and the absence of doubt regarding the Court of Appeal's decision.

The Court found that the applicants' argument did not raise any question of interpretive principle and that the Court of Appeal's decision was not attended by doubt. The Court held that, in light of these findings, the application for special leave to appeal should be refused. Consequently, the Court directed the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application with costs. The decision was handed down on 15 December 2022, with S.J. Gageler and J.S. Gleeson participating in the ruling.

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