Slater v Slater C10/2001 [2001] HCATrans 603 (20 November 2001)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Registry

No C10 of 2001

B e t w e e n -

MERRILEE MARGARET SLATER

Applicant

and

WALTER LAURENCE SLATER

Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

McHUGH J

CALLINAN J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT SYDNEY ON TUESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2001, AT 1.01 PM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

McHUGH J: Call the matter outside three times.

ASSOCIATE: No appearance, your Honour.

McHUGH J: Yes, thank you.

In this matter, no appearance has been filed on behalf of the respondent. The applicant has filed an affidavit of service deposing to service of the application for special leave to appeal upon the respondent on 26 June 2001, and of service of the applicant's summary of argument and draft notice of appeal upon the respondent on 10 July 2001.

The Court today has received a fax addressed to the High Court Judges from the applicant in which she has confirmed that she will not be in person at the hearing. The matter has been called outside the Court three times and there has been no appearance of either the applicant or respondent.

The Court has considered the written submissions in the matter. The Court is of the view there is no reason to doubt the correctness of the decision of the Full Court of the Australian Capital Territory. The application is dismissed.

Adjourn the Court.

AT 1.04 PM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED