13 Dec 2016
Leave to bring a second appeal was declined because the proposed grounds merely repeat arguments rejected in the lower courts, have no real prospect of success, do not raise matters of general or public importance and are not necessary to avoid a miscarriage of justice, and therefore do not meet the high statutory threshold for a second appeal.
31 Mar 2009
The High Court allowed the appeal: (1) s10A appointments stand separate from s10 and successive two‑year reappointments under s10A are lawful so the s10 four‑year aggregate limit does not apply to s10A appointees; (2) systemic challenges to appointment technicalities are generally for judicial review and not appropriately resolved on appeal without evidentiary foundation; (3) although a re‑swearing of the judicial oath is required on new acting appointments, the de facto officer doctrine validates the Judge's acts where failure to re‑swear caused no unfairness; (4) no breach of judicial indep…