Gunter v Gunter B42/1996 [1996] HCATrans 529 (23 December 1996)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry

Brisbane No B42 of 1996

B e t w e e n -

RICHARD STEPHEN GUNTER

Applicant

and

HON. D. WILLIAMS QC, Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia

First Respondent

HON. JUSTICE HILTON, Family Court of Australia

Second Respondent

HON. JUSTICE BULLEY, Family Court of Australia

Third Respondent

HON. JUSTICE FOGARTY, Family Court of Australia

Fourth Respondent

HON. JUSTICE FINN, Family Court of Australia

Fifth Respondent

HON. JUSTICE McGOVERN, Family Court of Australia

Sixth Respondent

HON. JUSTICE ELLIS, Family Court of Australia

Seventh Respondent

HON. JUSTICE BAKER, Family Court of Australia

Eighth Respondent

HIS HONOUR MR JUSTICE PURDY, Family Court of Australia

Ninth Respondent

Grounds for Decision

DAWSON J

TOOHEY J

GAUDRON J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON MONDAY, 23 DECEMBER 1996, AT 12.02 PM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

GUMMOW J: This application for leave to appeal was considered by Justices Dawson, Toohey and Gaudron. Their Honours would refuse the application for leave with costs. I publish their grounds for decision.

AT 12.O2 PM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED