ARTHUR LETTS V. THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA AND ORS

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

MASON C.J. BRENNAN, DEANE, DAWSON AND GAUDRON JJ.

ARTHUR LETTS APPELLANT (In person)

AND

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA AND ORS RESPONDENTS

ORDER Appeal dismissed.

15 October 1992 F.C. 92/038

Notice: This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior

to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.

MASON C.J., BRENNAN, DEANE, DAWSON AND GAUDRON JJ. This is an appeal againot a docision of McHugh J. in which he dismissed an application by the appellant seeking relief against various respondents. The principal relief sought was:

"an Order Absolute directed to the Respondents named in the Application for the Principal Registrar to accept and issue according to the known laws of Australia for the administration of Criminal Justice; of Mandamus: to the Respondents to administer complete justice to the Applicant and equality before the law in the dispute with the Respondents denying the Applicant's human and legal rights.

And further for Orders that:

A. Attorney-Generals observe their duty to make Federal and State Parliaments aware of the dispute to remedy the Applicant's grievances against the assumption of a pretended legislative and executive power to dispense with and suspend the Constitution and laws of Australia and the Common law;

B. That the exercise of jurisdiction by successive governments representing different classes of people over the extent of their delegated authority to dispense with and suspend the basic principles of democracy without the approval of a majority of electors exceeds the legislative and executive power and is invalid from the moment of its inception;

c. That the Respondents observe the human and legal right of the Applicant to legal aid to prepare and be represented before the High Court with a Jury to resolve the dispute over the delegated legislative and executive authority and its extent;