Roberts v Goodwin Street Developments Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 103: Download

SBS News: “Robert says being a sovereign citizen is like having a ‘mind virus’. It’s a movement the pseudo-law expert knows well”:

The Australian: “Police shooting sparks sov-cit expert to warn of rising ‘cult’ danger”: (paywall free): Sov-cit expert Rob Sudy, who once chatted online with one of the trio involved in the Queensland police shooting, says Australia has experienced an explosive … Continue reading Police shooting sparks sov-cit expert to warn of rising ‘cult’ danger →

Mr Dawkins and Ms Penton were involved in a Family Court matter where a judge of the Federal Circuit Court ordered that their child live with the mother who is to have sole parental responsibility for her. As a consequence … Continue reading Dawkins & Penton [2021] FedCFamC1A 74 →

Re the Stepney Election Petition; Isaacson v Durant [1886] 17 QBD 54 was a landmark decision of the Kings Bench Division of His Majesty’s High Court of Justice in England, which established the rule throughout the British Empire that a natural born subject becomes … Continue reading Stepney Election Petition; Isaacson v Durant [1886] 17 QBD 54 →

The defendants were former employees of Coles Supermarkets, but Coles terminated their employment because they declined to be vaccinated in accordance with a COVID-19 vaccination policy for Coles employees. Through registered correspondence, the defendants attempted a typical OPCA foisted contract … Continue reading Re Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 438 →

In Dent v Commissioner of Police [2022] QDC 235 an OPCA adherent successfully appealed his sentence of 24 days imprisonment for failing to appear, that was imposed by a magistrate who grew impatient with the defendant due to his in-court … Continue reading Dent v Commissioner of Police [2022] QDC 235 →

Dr. Kate Leader, “Conspiracy!: Or when bad things happen to good Litigants in Person”: “This paper considers the relationship between Litigants in Person (LiPs) and conspiracy theories and seeks to answer two questions: how, and why, do some LiPs come … Continue reading Conspiracy!: Or, When Bad Things Happen To Good Litigants in Person →

His Hon Judge Glen Cash QC, “A kind of magic: the origins and culture of ‘Pseudolaw”, speech given at the Queensland Magistrates State Conference, Brisbane (QDC)” [2022] QldJSchol 16: Download See also the brilliant judgement from Cash QC DCJ on the strawman … Continue reading A kind of magic: the origins and culture of ‘Pseudolaw’ →

Donald J. Netolitzky; “The Dead Sleep Quiet: History of the Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Phenomenon in Canada – Part II”: “A US-sourced set of false law concepts, “pseudolaw,” entered into Canada circa 2000. A localized version of pseudolaw was adopted … Continue reading The Dead Sleep Quiet: History of the Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Phenomenon in Canada – Part II →

“Latai Smith, a living woman…” was employed as a security officer by Sydney Night Patrol & Inquiry Co Pty Ltd trading as Certis Security Australia. She brought a proceeding against Certis’s General Manager – Head of Human Resources, Mr La … Continue reading Latai Smith v Sydney Night Patrol & Inquiry Co Pty Ltd trading as Certis Security Australia [2022] FWC 1462 →

Benjamin Lévy; “From Paranoia Querulans to Vexatious Litigants. A short study on madness between psychiatry and the Law”: “This paper presents a comparative history of paranoia querulans, also known as litigants’ delusion, in German‐speaking countries and France from the nineteenth … Continue reading From Paranoia Querulans to Vexatious Litigants. A short study on madness between psychiatry and the Law →

The appellant was convicted of one charge of using a mobile phone, and one charge of driving without a licence, which he appealed in Andrew Glen Sorensen v Queensland Police Service Respondent [2022] QDC 121, alleging that he was unlawfully … Continue reading Andrew Glen Sorensen v Queensland Police Service Respondent [2022] QDC 121 →

Following a property sale by a real estate, the seller considered it to be unsatisfactory, and that the home was sold for less than its true value. he began a campaign of abusive threats and defamatory allegations towards the real … Continue reading Yap v Matic [2022] WASC 181 →

RHG Mortgage Corporation Ltd sought summary judgement in respect of loans that Barbara and Uwe Schafer had defaulted. The defendants claimed the plaintiff had not discharged the burden of proving that it lent money to the defendants (as distinct from … Continue reading RHG Mortgage Corporation Ltd v Schafer [2014] WASC 297 →

The appellant was charged for failing to comply with a Building Order, contrary to section 115 of the Building Act 2011 (WA), and was convicted before Magistrate Potter at trial. In Backshall v The City of Greater Geraldton [2016] WASC 347 he … Continue reading Backshall v The City of Greater Geraldton [2016] WASC 347  →

The plaintiffs sought summary judgement for recovery of loans secured by a mortgage over a property. In Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd v Prichard [2021] QSC 179, the defendant did not dispute that the moneys are owed and that he … Continue reading Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd v Prichard [2021] QSC 179 →

The Department of Primary Industries served a direction pursuant to section 329 of the Water Management Act 2000 (NSW), concerning two dams on the plaintiffs’ property, alleging that the dams did not have a water management work approval in force, … Continue reading McKenzie v New South Wales [2017] NSWSC 661 →

The Bank sought summary judgment against Mr and Mrs Kozisek for a default on their loan agreements. The defendants filed a list of documents with the court, seeking an order compelling the Bank to provide full discovery of all requested … Continue reading Kozisek v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2019] WASCA 71 →

Donald J Netolitzky; “Humdrum Becomes a Headache: Lawyers Notarizing Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Documents”  “Most lawyers are unlikely to encounter Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) litigants in their usual practice but with one exception. OPCA litigants regularly seek out lawyers … Continue reading Humdrum Becomes a Headache: Lawyers Notarizing Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Documents →

The Houtman Abrolhos Islands are about 80km off the coast of Geraldton, Western Australia. Kristin MacDonald declared himself to be the “Prince of the Abrolhos” and claims to have adverse possession of all 122 of the islands as a micronation.  … Continue reading Kristin MacDonald →

  Darryl O’Bryan is a pseudolaw adherent from Victoria, founding member of the Community Law Resource Group, which later became the Community Law Resource Association (CLRA). Along with Darren Dickson, he was a primary advisor to Rodney Culleton and his … Continue reading Darryl Mark O’Bryan →

A few Australian members of parliament have fallen for OPCA theories… Anne Bressington, who was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council at the 2006 South Australian election as Nick Xenophon’s running mate, was once reported to have followed One … Continue reading Malcolm Roberts →

The pseudo legal phenomenon exploded into mainstream discourse during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the numbers of adherents experiencing exponential growth. The majority of legal arguments perpetuated on social media were clearly pseudo legal in nature and had no legal merit … Continue reading Pandemic arguments →

Peter Connor is a long time OPCA adherent from Hervey Bay Queensland, credited with starting the Facebook group “Get out of paying fines, rego, fees, tolls and rates” that now has almost 40,000 members.  “This group is dedicated to Peter … Continue reading Peter Connor →

A popular excuse for many OPCA adherents in Australia to completely disregard any decision of the higher courts cited in response to their pseudo legal assertions, is their insistence that judges are involved in a highly organised paedophile network involving … Continue reading They’re all paedophiles! →

Juha Kulevi Kiskonen was a well known supporter of Steven Spiers and his theories, often making videos regarding it and publishing them on social media. He would often erupt in anger and make threats towards those not supportive of the … Continue reading Juha Kulevi Kiskonen →

Solihin Millin is the founder of the anti-vaccination website Make Australia Healthy Again.  Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Solihin Millin had attempted the typical OPCA foisted unilateral contract, serving a “Notice of Liability” regarding vaccines on 28 June 2019, naming … Continue reading Solihin Millin →

Navigating Through Laws Around Business Lockdowns: The following article published in the Echo was an exchange between former magistrate David Heilpern and pseudolaw adherent Tom Barnett. “Mr Heilpern continues, “And instead of going to the websites suggested in the pamphlet, … Continue reading The Echo featuring David Heilpern →

AUSSIE SOVEREIGN CITIZENS. Part 1. Featuring Rob Sudy of Freeman Delusion & Cam Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea_7jUU489g&t=828s AUSSIE SOVEREIGN CITIZENS. Part 2: Two Sovereignties https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIrcWtuLkdA&t=536s

In October 2021, a chiropractor from Bright in Victoria, Anthony Herman, initiated a private prosecution against Daniel Andrews for “Misprision of treason” using Brian Shaw’s argument regarding the removal of references to the Crown in judicial oaths. After having the … Continue reading Daniel Andrews charged with Treason! →

ABC News: COVID-19 is accelerating the rise of conspiracy and sovereign citizen movements in Australia Dramatic increase in activity and interest Robert Sudy, a former “sovereign citizen” who has become a researcher into the movement, said it greatly affected some followers’ … Continue reading ABC News: COVID-19 is accelerating the rise of conspiracy and sovereign citizen movements in Australia →

The Conditional Release Program – Sovereign Citizen OPCA Law Skool with Rob Sudy I come in at about 46.40 minutes. You can also listen to the interview on its own here. (brief 10 second pause at the beginning):

Sovereign People & The Law – David Heilpern 19.07.21: “In this episode we take a close look at the growing Sovereign Citizens Movement in Australia, particularly on the NSW North Coast. With greater Sydney going through yet another lockdown, COVID … Continue reading Sovereign People & The Law, with David Heilpern →

“The average man is not actually happy when free; he is uncomfortable, a bit alarmed, and intolerably lonely. Liberty is not a thing for the great masses of men. It is the exclusive possession of a small and disreputable minority, … Continue reading Welcome to the Freeman Delusion →

Rodney Culleton of the Great Australian Party has consistently held that courts in Australia have no jurisdiction to hear the contentions he raises regarding the Royal Styles and Titles Act 1973 and the Australia Act 1986, and the only real … Continue reading The UK High Court application by the Great Australian Party →

The West Australian: “Phoebe Lee Bennett slammed by Magistrate for ‘sovereign citizen’ claim after being caught speeding”: “A Dunsborough teenager caught speeding on Bussell Highway has been lambasted by a magistrate for “wasting the court’s time” after claiming she did … Continue reading Phoebe Lee Bennett →

The records of the Australasian Federation Conference of 1890 and the Australasian Federal Conventions of 1891 and 1897/8 are among the most significant founding documents of the Australian nation. At the Australasian Federation Conference held in Melbourne from 6 to … Continue reading Australasian Federation Conferences 1890-98 →

Wayne Glew’s video rants insist that the State constitutions passed after 1901 are invalid and generally that the original State constitutions are controlled and cannot be amended, repealed or otherwise changed without referendum. This contention was disposed of in his … Continue reading Altering State Constitutions →