Hopkins v Director-General of Security (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 335

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hopkins v Director-General of Security (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 335 Hearing dates: 07/02/2014 Decision date: 28 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Summons filed 16 December 2013 be, and hereby is, dismissed. (2) Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - civil - summary disposal - dismissal - vexatious claim - orders sought with no legal basis - abuse of process - no point of principle Legislation Cited: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross Vesting) Act 1987 State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 Cases Cited: General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Hopkins v Director-General of Security [2014] NSWSC 281 Hopkins v Governor Governor-General of Australia [2013] NSWSC 1068 Hopkins v Governor-General of Australia [2013] NSWCA 365 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jason Hopkins (P) Director-General of Security (D) Representation: Counsel: In person (P) A Markus (D) Solicitors: In person (P) Australian Government Solicitor (D) File Number(s): 2013/377436