Skyring v Ramsey [2000] FCA 774

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Skyring v Ramsey [2000] FCA 774 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application by Registrar of the Court seeking order that the appellant be declared a vexatious litigant – Federal Court Rules O 21 r 1(c) – appellant had commenced numerous proceedings in the Court arguing that Australian currency is invalid – whether primary judge correctly determined that appellant had habitually and persistently and without any reasonable ground instituted a vexatious proceeding in the Court. Reserve Bank Act 1959 (Cth) Currency Act 1965 (Cth) Federal Court Rules O 21 r 1

Re Skyring's Application (No.2) (1985) 59 ALJR 561 at 561-562 referred to In the Matter of an Application by Alan George Skyring (High Court of Australia, unreported, 9 July 1985) followed Re Attorney General (Cth); Ex parte Skyring (1996) 70 ALJR 321 at 322 referred to Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 100 at 115; 67 ER 313 at 319 referred to Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 at 598 applied

ALAN GEORGE SKYRING v GRAHAM RAMSEY AS DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF THE FEDERAL COURT Q 208 of 1999 RYAN, O'CONNOR and WEINBERG JJ 9 JUNE 2000 MELBOURNE (VIA VIDEOLINK TO BRISBANE)

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY Q208 of 1999

BETWEEN: ALAN GEORGE SKYRING

APPELLANT

AND: GRAHAM RAMSEY AS DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF THE FEDERAL COURT

RESPONDENT

JUDGES: RYAN, O'CONNOR and WEINBERG JJ

DATE OF ORDER: 9 JUNE 2000

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The appeal be dismissed. 2. The respondent file and serve within 14 days of this day written submissions in support of its application for costs of this appeal. 3. The appellant file and serve within 28 days of this day any written submissions in response to the submissions referred to at par 2 of this order. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.