Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Miscellaneous Provisions
74. Vexatious litigants
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If, on an application made by the Attorney‑General, the General Division is satisfied that any person has habitually and persistently and without any reasonable ground instituted vexatious legal proceedings in any court or subordinate court, whether against the same person or against different persons, the General Division may, after hearing that person or giving him or her an opportunity of being heard, order that —
General Division
“General Division” means the General Division of the High Court;
no legal proceedings may without the permission of the General Division be instituted by that person in any court or subordinate court; and
any legal proceedings instituted by that person in any court or subordinate court before the making of the order must not be continued by him or her without such permission, and such permission must not be given unless the General Division is satisfied that the proceedings are not an abuse of the process of the court and that there is prima facie ground for the proceedings.
If the person against whom an order is sought under subsection (1) satisfies the General Division that he or she lacks the means to retain an advocate and solicitor, the General Division is to assign one to the person.
A person against whom the General Division makes an order under subsection (1) may bring an appeal against the order only with the permission of the court to which the appeal is to be made under section 29C.
court
“court” means the General Division, the Appellate Division, or the Court of Appeal;
No appeal lies from an order refusing permission under subsection (1) for institution or continuance of legal proceedings.
A copy of any order under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.
In this section, “legal proceedings” includes any proceedings, process, action, application or appeal in any civil matter, quasi‑criminal matter or criminal matter.