In Grey v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [1993] FCA 54 the plaintiffs claimed that the loan was created by “book-entry credit” and is therefore false, misleading, and should not be enforced, and insisted if the bank was "entitled to create cost-free book-entry credit and that book-entry credit so created is valid in law … Continue reading Grey v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [1993] FCA 54
Tag: The Bill of Rights 1688
Patrick Cusack
Like his friend Alan Skyring, Patrick Cusack ran a variety of arguments based in the validity of the currency and also reliance on imperial enactments. In Cusack, Patrick Leo v Australian Electoral Commissioner [1984] FCA 400 Patrick Cusack sought review of decision not to accept his nomination for the House of Representatives Election unless it was … Continue reading Patrick Cusack
Basham v City of Joondalup [2015] WASC 345
The appellant was convicted of a minor parking fine which he contested, and was fined $60 and ordered to pay costs of $1,478.70. The appellant sought leave to appeal from the conviction, and the costs order on the grounds it was manifestly excessive, in Basham v City of Joondalup [2015] WASC 345. The appellant claimed … Continue reading Basham v City of Joondalup [2015] WASC 345
Waddington v State of Victoria [2018] VSC 746
In Waddington v State of Victoria [2018] VSC 746 the plaintiff sought relief against the State of Victoria, the Sheriff for the State of Victoria, Kirk Branton (Sheriff’s Officer) and Victoria Police, regarding 605 infringement warrants totalling $146,824.27, for driving an unregistered vehicle in a toll zone. The fines were not paid and enforcement orders … Continue reading Waddington v State of Victoria [2018] VSC 746
Living Word Outreach Inc v Deputy Sheriff of Victoria [2014] VSC 454
In Living Word Outreach Inc v Deputy Sheriff of Victoria [2014] VSC 454 the appellant accumulated 47 infringement notices, and failed to pay them or elect to have the matters heard in the court, which resulted in an infringement warrant, and their vehicle was seized. The appellant sought a stay of the infringement warrants; a … Continue reading Living Word Outreach Inc v Deputy Sheriff of Victoria [2014] VSC 454
James Bowes
James Bowes is an OPCA adherent in Queensland, a truck driver, who has a Facebook page and a YouTube channel "barefootbowie". He was quite involved years ago with following cannon law and other aspects initially raised by Frank O'Collins, with the atypical strawman and common law motifs that identify the ideology, as his 2013 videos and … Continue reading James Bowes
Peter Scott Haughton
Peter Scott Haughton ran a series of cases in 2019-2021, heavily influenced by the assertions of a range of constitutional theorists. His story is a sad tale of ruin due to the adoption of the OPCA mindset, from successful businessman to a bankrupt. According to Dun & Bradstreet "The Trustee for Peter Haughton Family Trust Company … Continue reading Peter Scott Haughton
John Peter Bauskis
In the matter of Bauskis [2006] NSWSC 908 John Peter Bauskis was convicted with contempt of court over an incident where a group of protesters for John Wilson caused havoc at one of his hearings, yelling abuse at the judge for refusing to grant a trial by jury in a summary offence matter. The judge … Continue reading John Peter Bauskis
Independent Sovereign State of Australia
The "Independent Sovereign State of Australia" was an attempt at secession from Australia, but not in the usual form. It claimed to be a body politic of its own, with members in each State, who by their association, meant their land was ceded from Australia, and they themselves not subject to the laws of Australia … Continue reading Independent Sovereign State of Australia
Sill v City of Wodonga [2017] VSC 671
Sill v City of Wodonga [2017] VSC 671 This is a case about a disputed $22.50 dog licence fee. To use the words of the applicant in his written case: "This case started with a notice from my Local Government Office in Wodonga, the notice said I had to pay for a $22.50 annual dog … Continue reading Sill v City of Wodonga [2017] VSC 671
Canaway v Chief Executive, Department of Natural Resources and Water [2009] QLC 0120
In Canaway v Chief Executive, Department of Natural Resources and Water [2009] QLC 0120 the appellant submitted that the Constitution is invalid and the Queen is not Head of State, citing Fitzgibbon v HM Attorney General [2005] EWHC 114 (Ch) that the Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal of Australia in appointing a Governor General … Continue reading Canaway v Chief Executive, Department of Natural Resources and Water [2009] QLC 0120
Best v Police [2015] SASC 190
Best v Police [2015] SASC 190 The appellant contended that the trial should not have proceeded ex-parte, that the Magistrates Court is not a court of competent jurisdiction; the device used to measure his speed did not meet the National Measurement Act 1960 (Cth) and the certificates of accuracy were invalid and the method of testing it by the … Continue reading Best v Police [2015] SASC 190
Mike Holt (CIR NOW)
Mike Holt runs the CIR NOW website, (citizens initiated referendum now) and several other blogs and accounts, such as The Bloody Aussie Battler (which also has a YouTube channel), and Advance Australia. These websites are full of OPCA related content, pseudo legal myths, and constitutional misconceptions spread by various vexatious litigants and more. Here are … Continue reading Mike Holt (CIR NOW)
Essenberg v The Queen [2000] HCATrans 297
Essenberg v The Queen [2000] HCATrans 297: "McHUGH J: I understand that and persons who have not had full legal training often think of Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights as fundamental documents which control governments, but they do not. After all, Magna Carta was the result of an agreement between the barons and … Continue reading Essenberg v The Queen [2000] HCATrans 297
Carnes v Essenberg [1999] QCA 339
Carnes v Essenberg [1999] QCA 339: "The supremacy of Parliament to make laws contrary to what had been the Common Law is expressly recognised by the Courts. It is enough to refer to the decision of the High Court in Kable v. The Director of Public Prosecutions, 189, Commonwealth Law Reports 51 at pages 73 … Continue reading Carnes v Essenberg [1999] QCA 339
Hubner v Erbacher [2004] QDC 345
In Hubner v Erbacher [2004] QDC 345 the appellant had homemade number plates attached to his vehicle as if it were a number plate issued pursuant to the regulation. He directed his arguments towards demonstrating that either the relevant regulation was not a valid law or that other legal rights, which he claimed to have, prevailed … Continue reading Hubner v Erbacher [2004] QDC 345
Van den Hoorn v Ellis [2010] QDC 451
In Van den Hoorn v Ellis [2010] QDC 451 the appellant contended he was the “owner of the created fictions known as JOHAN HENDRICK VAN DEN HOORN and JOHN HENRY VAN DEN HOORN, being created fictions fraudulently owned and controlled by legal fictions” which included “australia inc” and “queensland inc”, as well as “queensland transport inc” … Continue reading Van den Hoorn v Ellis [2010] QDC 451
Wayne Glew
Wayne Kenneth Glew has an extensive OPCA and constitutional litigation history. In fact, the decisions made in Wayne's cases are relied upon, whenever similar contentions are brought before courts today, and in many cases they have become precedent in the particular point of law. You just have to look at all the cases in which his … Continue reading Wayne Glew
John Wilson
73-year-old John Wilson does not look like your stereotypical terrorist. . Hunched and with the remains of his white hair flying from the sides of his head, the former dentist is a regular fixture outside NSW courts. Spouting his hyperbole about being a Sovereign Citizen, he appears to be a harmless eccentric. But to NSW Counter … Continue reading John Wilson
Magna Carta and Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta OPCA theorists in Australia insist that Article 61 of the Magna Carta grants them the right to "lawful rebellion" if the charter is breached. If they are seeking some sort of judicial permission to rebel, unfortunately the law does not recognise this point. Historic record shows that Clause 61 of the 1215 … Continue reading Magna Carta and Bill of Rights
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