Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · General Division of High Court
17C. Summary dismissal of certain matters
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A Judge sitting in the General Division may, on his or her own motion, summarily dismiss any appeal made against a decision of the Registrar relating to civil proceedings, if the Judge is satisfied of any of the following:
Judge
“Judge” means a Supreme Court Judge, a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge, and —(a)in relation to the General Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;(b)in relation to the Appellate Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act; and(c)in relation to the Court of Appeal, means a Judge sitting in that Court in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;
every issue in the appeal has already been decided by the General Division, the Appellate Division or the Court of Appeal in an earlier matter in which the appellant was involved, and the appeal therefore has no merit;
such conditions as may be prescribed by the Rules of Court or the Family Justice Rules are met.
Before summarily dismissing any appeal under subsection (1), a Judge sitting in the General Division must —
General Division
“General Division” means the General Division of the High Court;
give the appellant a reasonable opportunity to show cause why the appeal should not be summarily dismissed; and
consider any representations of the appellant.
In this section, “appeal” includes part of an appeal.