20 Sept 2022
Applicant failed to show detention was unlawful because the respondent produced valid warrants and court records and the detainee's identity was established despite name discrepancies; therefore habeas corpus was dismissed.
29 May 2020
The detention was lawful because the respondent produced valid District Court warrants which shifted the evidential onus to the applicant who failed to show the detention was unlawful; habeas corpus was therefore not available to overturn bail decisions, relitigate prosecution merits, or enforce orders of a self‑styled court, and the application must be dismissed.
26 Feb 2020
The applicant is detained under a valid warrant issued pursuant to s168(4) Criminal Procedure Act 2011 and has not challenged the warrant's validity; therefore habeas corpus is not available, interim release is inappropriate because bail would not be granted, and the applicant must pursue his appeal; application dismissed.
17 Nov 2017
The application was dismissed because the detention is lawful under a valid warrant and a sentence of preventive detention imposed by Brewer J on 11 August 2017, and the applicant's arguments lacked any prospect of success.
14 Oct 2016
The High Court held that the endorsed UK warrant was validly issued and duly authenticated (seal presumed under Evidence Act), the District Court properly received the verification evidence and correctly limited relevance to the final endorsed warrant, and Judge Kiernan did not misdirect on s 8(1)(c) — the relevant delay runs from the alleged offending to the decision; accordingly no discretionary restriction applied and the District Court surrender order was confirmed.