Wilden Pty Ltd v Green [No 4]

Wilden Pty Ltd sought review of a decision by the registrar of the Court of Appeal, which had refused to accept a document for filing. The registrar had ruled that the document did not comply with the rules and therefore could not be accepted for filing. The central issues were whether the application had to be heard by a single judge, the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal, and the authority of the registrar to refuse to accept a document once it had been received by the clerk in the Court of Appeal office. The applicant also questioned whether it had a right to be heard before a document was not accepted for filing.

The court considered the relevant rules and concluded that the registrar had the authority to refuse to accept a document for filing if it did not comply with the rules. The court held that there was no requirement for the application to be heard by a single judge, and that the registrar had the power to refuse to accept a document for filing once it had been received by the clerk in the Court of Appeal office. The court found that the applicant had no right to be heard before a document was not accepted for filing, as the registrar was acting within their jurisdiction in making such a decision. The application for review was dismissed.