Mills v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWSC 1547

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mills v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWSC 1547 Hearing dates: 31 October 2016 Date of orders: 03 November 2016 Decision date: 03 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: Proceedings dismissed. Mr Mills to bear the State's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – notice of motion – order seeking proceedings to be summarily dismissed – proceeding frivolous and vexatious – no reasonable cause of action – order sought made Legislation Cited: Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) Crimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 (NSW) Lands Protection Act 1901 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Baker v New South Wales Police [2013] NSWSC 57 Baker v Attorney General for New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 329 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid (2005) 223 CLR 1; [2005] HCA 12 Fingleton v The Queen (2005) 227 CLR 166; [2005] HCA 34 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Great Lakes Shire Council v Dederer & Anor; Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW v Dederer & Anor [2006] NSWCA 101 Hammond v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 304 Hammond v The State of New South Wales [2013] NSWSC 1930 Mills v Perras [2005] NSWSC 1184 Mills v John Perras & Ors [2011] NSWSC 581 Stankovic v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 168 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mervyn Thomas aka (Tom) Mills (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr GJ Sarginson (Defendant)