Mathews v State of Queensland [2015] FCA 191

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Mathews v State of Queensland [2015] FCA 191 Citation: Mathews v State of Queensland [2015] FCA 191

Parties: RUSSELL GORDON HAIG MATHEWS v STATE OF QUEENSLAND and CLARK'S LOGAN CITY BUS SERVICE (QLD) PTY LTD

File number: QUD 532 of 2014

Judge: RANGIAH J

Date of judgment: 11 March 2015

Catchwords: HIGH COURT AND FEDERAL COURT – application for orders under vexatious proceedings provisions – where Judge asked to rule upon scandalous accusations made against him – application to be heard before another Judge

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37AM and 37AO(2)

Cases cited: Re JRL; Ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 cited

Date of hearing: 2 February 2015

Place: Brisbane

Division: GENERAL DIVISION

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 17

Counsel for the Applicant: The applicant did not appear

Counsel for the First Respondent: Mr S Hamlyn-Harris

Solicitor for the First Respondent: Crown Law

Counsel for the Second Respondent: The second respondent did not appear

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION QUD 532 of 2014

BETWEEN: RUSSELL GORDON HAIG MATHEWS

Applicant

AND: STATE OF QUEENSLAND

First Respondent

CLARK'S LOGAN CITY BUS SERVICE (QLD) PTY LTD

Second Respondent

JUDGE: RANGIAH J DATE OF ORDER: 11 march 2015 WHERE MADE: BRISBANE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The application for orders under Part VAAA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) filed by the first respondent be listed for hearing before a judge other than Rangiah J. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.