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Difference between revisions of "How Do I Waive Filing Fees in the Supreme Court?"

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#if your claim is unreasonable, or if your defence to the claimant's claim is unreasonable,
#if your claim is unreasonable, or if your defence to the claimant's claim is unreasonable,
#if your claim is "scandalous, frivolous or vexatious", or
#if your claim is "scandalous, frivolous or vexatious," or
#if your claim or your defence is, for any other reason, an "abuse of the process of the court".
#if your claim or your defence is, for any other reason, an "abuse of the process of the court."


In other words, if you're one of those people who sues the Queen, the Prime Minister, the Premier and the Attorney General every time they sue their neighbour for playing their music too loudly, you can expect that your application for indigent status <span class="noglossary">will</span> be turfed. If your claim is legitimate and well-founded, and you meet the general criteria for indigency, you should expect to be awarded indigent status.
In other words, if you're one of those people who sues the Queen, the Prime Minister, the Premier and the Attorney General every time they sue their neighbour for playing their music too loudly, you can expect that your application for indigent status <span class="noglossary">will</span> be turfed. If your claim is legitimate and well-founded, and you meet the general criteria for indigency, you should expect to be awarded indigent status.
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