Fighting for Judicial Integrity

Article Submitted by Amelie Hanna

Today, I had my hearing before Magistrate Anna Jackson, Magistrates Court of South Australia, asking her to recuse herself for the second time, on the following grounds:

1. Undisclosed Partnership with HWL Ebsworth: Magistrate Anna Jackson failed to disclose her partnership with HWL Ebsworth during the past three years!! She also has refused to answer my questions in this regard. Such failure breaches the code of conduct.
2. Communication Outside Courtroom: Magistrate Anna Jackson communicated with the Respondent outside the courtroom, when she asserted in a hearing on 5 April 2024, just 26 seconds into the hearing: “I know that the respondent has taken issue with that“… How she knew that, although the Respondent has not yet made any written or oral submission!!
3. Loyalty to HWL Ebsworth: Magistrate Anna Jackson protects the interest of HWL Ebsworth’s client when she said: “Mr Swan, from your client’s perspective, if I make a statement in the remarks that the three applications are yet to be determined, no leave has been granted for the applicant to join any additional parties to the claim at this stage and then adjourn the matter until a time after the appeal has been determined, does that suit your client?“, Although she asserted in the remark of the order that “applications are yet to be determined”, she said verbally “it’s objectionable in many respects. It’s going to be struck out if I wouldn’t allow you to file it in that form.”!! It is not only pleasing HWL Ebsworth’s client, but also prejudice.
4. Several Prejudicial Remarks: Magistrate Anna Jackson has made several prejudicial remarks along the way that she does not have the power to transfer the case from Magistrate Court to either District Court or Supreme Court! Anna Jackson has another prejudice that she does not have the power for injunction / specific performance, when I requested, urgently, that she needs to restrain the university from bullying and harassing me.
5. Turning Blind-Eye and Protection of Senior Academics: Magistrate Anna Jackson protects senior staff at Flinders University when she turned blind eye about: Prof Colin Striling, the President of Flinders University who covered up what I experienced in Flinders University, Prof Robert Saint, Deputy Vice Chancellor – Research, who called me “Hanna thing”, Prof Tara Brabazon Dean of Graduate Research who called me “the lass”, Dr Sam Elliot, HDR Coordinator who called me “Rude”, and Deputy Vice Chancellor – Students Prof Clare Pollock who considered me that I am not fit to the PhD. And, when I raised her attention that someone in Flinders University has put me on a leave of absence without me applied for that, for more than two years, she also dismissed that. Moreover, during the hearing for discovery requests, I have shown Magistrate Anna Jackson a fraudulent email by Ms Karen Jacob, HDR Quality Assurance and Operations Manager, which the university has included in their tender book, Magistrate Anna Jackson said that she would seek that they affirm on oath that the email is authentic. How Magistrate Anna Jackson asks for an oath, where they are criminal in producing such fraudulent email.
6. Procedural Unfairness: Magistrate Anna Jackson during several hearing silenced me, and not allowed me to provide background to my claim, to the amount that she shouted STOP STOP during the hearing on 20 December 2023.
7. Punitive Cost Order: Magistrate Anna Jackson has made cost order against me, following her refusal to recuse herself in the first application, while the Respondent has not requested that in either written or oral submission.
8. Trial by Ambush: Magistrate Anna Jackson refused almost all discovery requests, pushing me to what is called “Trial by Ambush”!!

Although I provided relevant binding case law that warrant Magistrate Anna Jackson disqualification, all were not considered!! Following the hearing today, Magistrate Anna Jackson found no issues with all the above, and has excused herself rather than to recuse herself, with another cost order against me.

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COURTS ADMINISTRATION AUTHORITY Kyam Maher (Attorney General). Also, please Forward to Judicial Conduct Commissioner of South Australia! Inquiry in Parliament of Australia