Angre v Chief of Navy (No 1) [2016] ADFDAT 1

DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE APPEAL TRIBUNAL

Angre v Chief of Navy (No 1) [2016] ADFDAT 1 Appeal from: General Court Martial

File number: DFDAT 3 of 2015

Judges: TRACEY (PRESIDENT), LOGAN (DEPUTY PRESIDENT) AND BRERETON (MEMBER) JJ

Date of judgment: 29 August 2016

Catchwords: DEFENCE – application for leave to appeal out of time against convictions entered by a General Court Martial – where application under s 134(1) of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cth) and r 38 of the Court Martial and Defence Force Magistrate Rules to substitute a plea of not guilty dismissed – whether appellant precluded from bringing appeal proceeding in the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal by doctrine of res judicata – whether proposed appeal constituted abuse of process

Legislation: Court Martial and Defence Force Magistrate Rules, r 38 Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cth), ss 125(6), 134(1)

Cases cited: AB v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 122 – distinguished Administration of Papua and New Guinea v Guba (1973) 130 CLR 353 – cited Fitzgibbon v Council of New South Wales Bar Association [2011] NSWCA 165 – distinguished Geftlic v Merhi & Ors [2011] NSWCA 241 – distinguished Gerlach v Clifton Bricks Pty Ltd [2002] HCA 22; (2002) 209 CLR 478 – cited Herron v McGregor (1986) 6 NSWLR 246 – cited Makhoul v Barnes (1995) 60 FCR 572 – cited Maric v R (1978) 20 ALR 513 – cited Meagher v Stephenson (1993) 30 NSWLR 736 – distinguished Re Kala Capital Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1293 – cited Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 – cited