Tag: Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Arguments

Westpac Banking Corporation v Puglia [2024] WASC 142

Basil and Concetta Puglia have been involved in a number of cases involving debts owed to various banks. The first was back in 2013, where they raised the securitization argument in Puglia v RHG Mortgage Corporation Limited [2013] WASCA 143. Then a decade later, similarly frivolous arguments in Pioneer Credit Solutions Pty Ltd v Puglia [2023] … Continue reading Westpac Banking Corporation v Puglia [2024] WASC 142 →

Wells v Queensland Police Service [2024] QDC 38

Wells v Queensland Police Service [2024] QDC 38 (Per Allen KC DCJ at 18): "It is most unfortunate that the deluded and untenable pseudolegal arguments contended by the appellant appear to have been adopted by her, whether upon her own part or the advice of others. Her unfortunate decision to defend the charge in the … Continue reading Wells v Queensland Police Service [2024] QDC 38 →

Atkinson v State Bank of NSW & Anor [2003] NSWSC 675

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 Svein Forkbeard, grandson of Harold Bluetooth and great grandson of Gorm that similar sentiments were … Continue reading Atkinson v State Bank of NSW & Anor [2003] NSWSC 675 →

Young & Young v Attorney General of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 282

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 by which that can be done, they have not found it. ...The “birthright estate” which … Continue reading Young & Young v Attorney General of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 282 →

Early civil registration

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 of numerous books and articles. Her most recent publication is Birth, Marriage and Death Records: … Continue reading Early civil registration →

The Australian Taxation Office was never officially gazetted

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 is closely related to the argument that the Australian Taxation Office is not a legal … Continue reading The Australian Taxation Office was never officially gazetted →

Norf’k Ailen Government

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 a jurisdictional challenge to the Supreme Court, arguing that Norfolk Island has never been part … Continue reading Norf’k Ailen Government →

Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council v Lois Cook [2018] NSWSC 950

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 Sovereign Land Trust". In Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council v Lois Cook [2018] NSWSC 950, … Continue reading Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council v Lois Cook [2018] NSWSC 950 →

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v Peyrac [2024] QDC 10

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 not filed or served an answer within 14 days. The Registrar refused her application for … Continue reading Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v Peyrac [2024] QDC 10 →

The demise of the ‘second largest country in Australia’: micronations and Australian exceptionalism

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 micronation. Micronations assert their claims to sovereignty in myriad ways. In this article, we explore … Continue reading The demise of the ‘second largest country in Australia’: micronations and Australian exceptionalism →

Papadopoulos v Blue Mountains City Council [2015] NSWLEC 164

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 to him had no force because it was given by the council, which is not … Continue reading Papadopoulos v Blue Mountains City Council [2015] NSWLEC 164 →

Johns v Marmalade Australia Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 222

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 applied for an extension of time to appeal the order for default judgment in Johns v Marmalade Australia Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 222, but as an undischarged … Continue reading Johns v Marmalade Australia Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 222 →

Oxby and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2022] AATA 3239

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 living expenses as a tax deduction using the Strawman Duality concept, advice which he acted … Continue reading Oxby and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2022] AATA 3239 →

Director of Public Prosecutions v James (Ruling) [2023] VCC 2452

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. In Director of Public Prosecutions v James (Ruling) [2023] VCC 2452 he attempted the strawman … Continue reading Director of Public Prosecutions v James (Ruling) [2023] VCC 2452 →

Aidan Llewellyn trading as the Trustee for the House of Llewellyn v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 1250

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 to disclose all information related to the "Trust owned Security" of his registered and authenticated … Continue reading Aidan Llewellyn trading as the Trustee for the House of Llewellyn v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 1250 →