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No pseudolaw subs would be complete without a reference to the Magna Carta or Bill of Rights

Cash DCJ shuts down pseudolaw appeal, Ferguson CJ provides comments on the wellbeing of lawyers and judicial officers and, case management hearing in Lehrmann proceedings today

May 26, 2024

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  • NNRM v The Commissioner of Police & Anor [2024] QDC 64
     

    • [39] Of course, no pseudolaw submissions would be complete without a reference to either Magna Carta or the Bill of Rights. The appellant chooses the latter, but it avails him not. The provision he cites was intended to address a supposed abuse by James II in levying fines and forfeitures in a summary matter. When William and Mary were invited to take the throne, they agreed to prohibit such conduct, among many other

      things listed in the Bill. A prohibition on the levying of such fines without due process – assuming that is the effect of the Bill of Rights in Queensland, which is a very questionable proposition – is irrelevant to this appeal. In any event, if there is any inconsistency between the Bill and Queensland legislation, it is within the legislative competency of the Parliament to repeal the effect of the Bill.

    • [40] Much of what I have set out above is wrong or misguided, but with a little effort, can be understood. There remains, however, parts of the appellant’s writings that defy comprehension. 
       

  • Keynote address at the National Wellness for Law Forum 2024 on 15 February by the Hon. Chief Justice Ferguson.
     

    • “As highlighted in the Lawyer Wellbeing Report released by the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner, research suggests that for legal professionals, levels of non-specific psychological distress are high compared to population norms”

    • “Compared to population norms, research shows that Australian judicial officers experience elevated levels of stress. A 2022 study by Carly Schrever which surveyed five Australian courts showed that judicial officers in the summary jurisdictions (such as magistrates) experience the most stress. A subsequent University of NSW study of traumatic stress among the NSW judiciary found the same thing. Schrever’s 2023 study, to be published later this year, makes it clear that workload was an issue for almost all judicial officers. Notwithstanding this, there is a deep sense of job satisfaction. A key finding was that judicial officers sourcing the most enjoyment from the role, are those who prioritise their own wellbeing.”
       

  • 24 May - Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales, Sydney Town Hall - The Hon Andrew Bell
     

  • Queensland and Kingsland - Can you split a State in two? - Anne Twomey - YouTube
     

  • Law Report: BAD NEIGHBOURS S2 E3 | Surveillance cameras on Apple Podcasts
     

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