Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Fanning [2021] VCC 924 Download

Westpac Banking Corporation v Adhikari [2023] QDC 203 Download

Atkinson v State Bank of NSW & Anor [2003] NSWSC 675 “It is interesting to note from the list of authorities handed up by the plaintiff that as long ago as the reign of the Viking King Canute, son of … Continue reading Atkinson v State Bank of NSW & Anor [2003] NSWSC 675 →

Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Udowenko [2004] NSWSC 890 Download

Schorel & Elms [2000] FamCA 272 Download

Gill v iiNet Limited [2016] FCA 1273 Download

Police v Gale [2020] TASMC 11 Download

Robb & Harper [2022] FedCFamC2F 1047 Download

Pioneer Credit Solutions Pty Ltd v Puglia [2023] WADC 1 Download

Young & Young v Attorney General of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 282 “The plaintiffs wish to give legal effect to their objection to being part of civil society under the rule of Australian law. If there is a way … Continue reading Young & Young v Attorney General of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 282 →

Police v Topic [2023] ACTMC 47 Download In the appeal in Topic v DPP [2024] ACTSC 398, among other grounds, Paul Topic argued that he didn’t open his mail with the infringement notice because it was written in capital letters, … Continue reading Police v Topic [2023] ACTMC 47 →

In 2020, Daniel Victor Gandini refused to comply with a direction made to him by a police officer to supply a drug test saliva sample, claiming to have been illegally stopped, and then abused the police and resisted arrest.   Daniel … Continue reading Daniel Victor Gandini →

Liberty Funding Pty Ltd v Douglas [2002] VSC 266 Download

Audrey Collins; “Early civil registration” (7 April 2014) The National Archives “Audrey Collins is a family history specialist at The National Archives. She is a regular speaker at family history conferences and events in the UK and overseas, and is the author … Continue reading Early civil registration →

A defendant stated his name when called by the court, but the magistrate did not hear the defendant announcing their appearance. The magistrate proceeded to hear and determine the matter in the absence of the appellant, convicting and fining him … Continue reading Hoek v WA Police [2024] WASC 34 →

There appears to be a recent revival of an old Institute of Taxation Research claim that the Australian Taxation Office was never officially gazetted in 1973 at its formation, and therefore, the Australian Taxation Office does not legally exist. It … Continue reading The Australian Taxation Office was never officially gazetted →

SMH: “Creditnet Bank: Inside Australian Sovereign Citizens’ financial institution of choice”: Australian Prudential Regulation Authority v Gray [2024] FCA 79 Download Australian Prudential Regulation Authority v Garrett [2023] FCA 956 Download

A group calling themselves the “Norf’k Ailen Government” have set themselves up on Norfolk Island, claiming independence from Australian administration. The Adelaide Advertiser, 3 February 2024: The respondent in Westpac Banking Corporation v Summerscales (No 2) [2023] NFSC 5 raised … Continue reading Norf’k Ailen Government →

Girle and Secretary, Department of Social Services (Social services second review) [2021] AATA 2579 Download

Mrs Linda Bernadette Eres v [2022] FWC 2793 Download

Aleksandra Kojdanovska v NPC Media Pty Ltd [2023] FWC 1619 Download

Locatelli and Smith [2020] FCWA 198 Download

The defendant had been squatting in a tent with other people for a number of years, attempting to take control of an undeveloped bushland property in the Lennox Head area, (which the plaintiff was responsible for) under the name “Nyangbul … Continue reading Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council v Lois Cook [2018] NSWSC 950 →

The ANZ Bank sued the defendant for an unpaid mortgage debt and for recovery of possession of the property. She filed a counterclaim, and later a request for a default judgment on the counterclaim, on the basis that ANZ had … Continue reading Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v Peyrac [2024] QDC 10 →

H Hobbs and G Williams; “The demise of the ‘second largest country in Australia’: micronations and Australian exceptionalism”: “The Principality of Hutt River was founded in 1970. Led by a committed and eccentric family, the Principality was Australia’s most famous … Continue reading The demise of the ‘second largest country in Australia’: micronations and Australian exceptionalism →

Maurici v The State of South Australia [2008] SASC 145  Download

Papadopoulos v Blue Mountains City Council [2015] NSWLEC 164 was an Appeal against a council order to remove shipping containers from a property owned by the appellant. Among other grounds, he argued a section 109 inconsistency, that the order given … Continue reading Papadopoulos v Blue Mountains City Council [2015] NSWLEC 164 →

The estate of the Applicant was sequestrated under the Bankruptcy Act 1966, upon the application of the respondent as judgement creditor pursuant to a default judgement. The Applicant unsuccessfully applied for a stay on the order, and attempted a jurisdictional … Continue reading Johns v Marmalade Australia Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 222 →

The Applicant attended a seminar run by an organisation that presented misinformation and conspiracy-type theories about the Australian legal and taxation systems, where he was advised that the payment of taxation was voluntary and that he could claim all his … Continue reading Oxby and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2022] AATA 3239 →

The defendant was charged with assaulting an emergency worker on duty and resisting emergency workers on duty, and plead not guilty to the charges, contesting the lawfulness of the conduct of police in removing false registration plates from his vehicle. … Continue reading Director of Public Prosecutions v James (Ruling) [2023] VCC 2452 →

Aidan Llewellyn appeared for the named “petitioner”, informing the Court that he did not appear personally but did so in his capacity as trustee for “the House of Llewellyn Trust”. He sought orders compelling the State of New South Wales … Continue reading Aidan Llewellyn trading as the Trustee for the House of Llewellyn v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 1250 →

Bo Isenglaas was convicted of speeding and appealed in Isenglaas v Queensland Police Service [2023] QDC 242, on the grounds that there was no proof of claim or authority that he is subject to the Transport Operations (Road Use Management … Continue reading Isenglaas v Queensland Police Service [2023] QDC 242 →

Jan Rathje; “From the Crisis to the Reich: Post-Pandemic Developments of “Reichsbürger” and Sovereignists in Germany”: “In the CeMAS report titled “Through the Crisis into the Reich”, significant trends within the conspiracy-ideological sovereignist milieu of “Reichsbürger” and other groups in … Continue reading From the Crisis to the Reich: Post-Pandemic Developments of “Reichsbürger” and Sovereignists in Germany →

Pseudolaw and The Administration of Justice Conference: Hosted by the University Technology Sydney (UTS), convened by Harry Hobbs, Joe McIntyre and Stephen Young. Speakers: Mark Pitcavage “Early Evolution of Sovereign Citizen Ideology” Christine Sarteschi “American State Nationals” Colin McRoberts “Pseudolaw … Continue reading Pseudolaw and The Administration of Justice →

Taplin, Holland and Billing; “The sovereign citizen superconspiracy: Contemporary issues in native title anthropology”: “The Australian Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) provides for the recognition of rights and interests which arise from the traditional laws and customs of Australian First Nation peoples. … Continue reading The sovereign citizen superconspiracy: Contemporary issues in native title anthropology →

Hobbs, Hayward and Motum; “Cyber Micronations and Digital Sovereignty”: “The Internet has spurred the development of thousands of virtual nations. Located entirely online, these micronations claim sovereignty over vast stretches of cyberspace and engage in performative rituals of statehood. They … Continue reading Cyber Micronations and Digital Sovereignty →

Hobbs and Hohmann; “The Cinderella Stamps and Philatelic Practices of Micronations: The Materiality of Claims to Statehood”: “When non-state entities design, issue and use their own postage stamps, they visibly harness the symbolism and trappings of statehood that stamps carry. … Continue reading The Cinderella Stamps and Philatelic Practices of Micronations: The Materiality of Claims to Statehood →

Bowes; Costello and Tasimi; “The Conspiratorial Mind: A Meta-Analytic Review of Motivational and Personological Correlates”. “Why some people are willing to believe conspiracy theories”: “People can be prone to believe in conspiracy theories due to a combination of personality traits … Continue reading The Conspiratorial Mind: A Meta-Analytic Review of Motivational and Personological Correlates →

Henderson v Capita Mortgage Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 107 Download

A Halfling’s View; “Pseudolaw – Contrarian Nuisance or Existential Threat”: A 3-part series on pseudolaw written by retired NZ Judge David Harvey who disagrees with the position that pseudolaw is a Right-wing phenomenon, and considers it rather to be an … Continue reading Pseudolaw – Contrarian Nuisance or Existential Threat →