Pivovarova v Peter B. Michelsen Trading As Peter Michelsen Building Service

PIVOVAROVA
v
PETER B. MICHELSEN TRADING AS PETER MICHELSEN BUILDING SERVICE
[2020] HCASL 41
B69/2019

The applicant seeks special leave to appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland (Fraser JA, Boddice and Crow JJ) dismissing an application for leave to appeal from the decision of the Appeal Tribunal of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal ("the Tribunal") dismissing the applicant's appeal from the decision of the Tribunal.
The applicant advances no question of law sufficient to warrant a grant of special leave and no reason to doubt the correctness of the Court of Appeal's judgment. Special leave should be refused.
Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

G.A.A Nettle M.M Gordon

11 March 2020

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The applicant, Pivovarova, sought special leave to appeal against a decision by the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland, which had dismissed her application for leave to appeal from a decision of the Appeal Tribunal of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal. This appeal related to the dismissal of Pivovarova's appeal from the decision of the Tribunal itself. The primary dispute involved the legal standing of Pivovarova in challenging the decisions of the Tribunal and the Court of Appeal, as well as the correctness of the judicial decisions reached in both courts.

The legal issues before the court involved whether there were any questions of law advanced by Pivovarova that warranted the grant of special leave. Additionally, the court had to consider whether there were reasons to doubt the correctness of the Court of Appeal's judgment. The central focus was on the applicant's argument for leave to appeal and whether her claims were strong enough to merit a review by the High Court.

The court found that Pivovarova had not advanced any question of law sufficient to warrant a grant of special leave. Furthermore, the court did not find any reason to doubt the correctness of the Court of Appeal's judgment. Consequently, the application for special leave to appeal was dismissed. The reasoning was grounded in the assessment that Pivovarova's appeal did not present any significant legal issues that required the High Court's intervention.

In light of the findings, the court directed the Registrar to prepare, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application for special leave. This order was made pursuant to rule 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), reflecting the court's decision not to grant special leave. The decision was delivered on 11 March 2020.

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