Skyring, in the matter of Skyring [2013] FCA 997

Skyring, in the matter of Skyring [2013] FCA 997

Mr Skyring's application re-argues claims regarding the legal tender status of paper money that have already been definitively determined by the courts, and there is no merit in permitting them to be re-litigated; accordingly, leave to proceed is refused.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 October 2013
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Commence Proceedings (vexatious Litigant) / Judgment on Application for Leave
Outcome
Application dismissed; leave to commence proceedings refused.
Legal Topics
['vexatious Litigants' 'leave to Commence Proceedings' 'legal Tender' 'electoral Procedure']
['practice and Procedure'] ['vexatious Litigants' 'leave to Commence Proceedings' 'legal Tender' 'electoral Procedure']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Commence Proceedings (vexatious Litigant) / Judgment on Application for Leave

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether leave should be granted to a vexatious litigant to commence new proceedings raising the validity of Australian currency as legal tender in the context of electoral nominations']

Ratio Decidendi

Mr Skyring's application re-argues claims regarding the legal tender status of paper money that have already been definitively determined by the courts, and there is no merit in permitting them to be re-litigated; accordingly, leave to proceed is refused.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed; leave to commence proceedings refused.

Orders

  • ['The originating application filed 4 September 2013 be dismissed.']