I hadn't planned to. It was a poorly articulated, poorly argued attempt at an appeal in the Court of Appeal, which made no new law, and which did not even get over the time bar. All that really happened is that Mx Pusey (I use Mx because I believe they now identify as a Trans person but I am not certain) attempted to parrot submissions made by their own counsel in the earlier matter. From what I can tell they didn't even make the basic submissions necessary to have a conviction overturned on a plea of guilty. Ultimately it is an inconsequential judgment, which didn't live up to the bold predictions Pusey made while trolling this page some months ago. It really doesn't justify a casenote. All that needs to be said is this quote from the judgment: "It would be sincerely hoped that no person would ever engage in the outrageous and repulsive form of conduct indulged in by [Pusey]" I do think there is room for some level of empathy for Pusey, who seems to have unravelled financially, socially, emotionally and psychologically since the incident. While they present as being bold and angry and out to change the world, I suspect that they are simply experiencing an ongoing trauma reaction from the events of the night, and from their own poor conduct.

Thank you for taking the time Anthony :)

Hi Jacobee, You are an impressive person. With your level of intelligence, maturity beyond your years, and your quiet dignity, I am confident that you will be successful whichever path you choose to take. I'm so glad you found the week to be helpful!

:-) Aren't they all awesome?

Cheers mate

Give some of these guys a couple of years and they will probably be working for you :-)

That's almost correct; the HCA actually ruled in NZYQ that the specific provisions in the Migration Act were beyond the constitutional power of the Commonwealth Government in circumstances where there was no real prospect of the person being removed. However in this video, al-Kateb was not cited on the question of constitutionality of the provision; it was cited to show the enduring importance of habeas corpus. And given that the applicants in NZYQ were released on a writ of habeas corpus, NZYQ really just enhances the point I was making by citing al-Kateb. You'll appreciate I hope that an immense amount of work goes into these two hour videos, so I can't amend them every time the High Court changes its mind about stuff :-) Hopefully people will note the upload date and understand that the video represents the law as I understood it at that date.

Hi there, certainly the Human Rights Act has an impact, but rights of that nature are generally asserted against lawmakers. The HRA doesn't really imply that someone whose rights are infringed has a separate cause of action, almost a super-tort. I'm not sure that it overcomes the principle in Kaye v Robertson.