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\par AT SUVA
\par APPELLATE JURISDICTION
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16201048\charrsid16201048 00}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 85 & 86 OF 2005
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\par THOMAS MCCOSKAR
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 Respondent
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\par Counsel:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16201048\charrsid16201048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 Ms. N. Khan - for both Appellants
\par Mr. K. Tunidau}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16201048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 \endash for the State
\par Dr. S. Shameem \endash  for Human Rights Commission
\par Ms D. Herman \endash  for Human Rights Commission
\par Ms S. Tabaiwalu \endash  for Attorney-General
\par Ms M.R. Vuniwaqa \endash  for Attorney-General
\par 
\par Dates of Hearing & Ruling:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16201048\charrsid16201048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 15th}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16201048\charrsid16201048  }{
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\par }{\b\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 Adjournment Application
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 At the commencement of this appeal without warning State\rquote s counsel made an oral application for adjournment.
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\par He based his application on a need he perceived to place before the Court certain affidavit evidence from representatives of vario}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16201048 us religions in the community.}{
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\par Counsel explained his delay in doing so on the basis that he found it difficult to have potential deponents commit to an affidavit but was sure given time they could be convinced to do so.
\par 
\par I rejected his application for adjournment.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16201048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 My reason for 
doing so was that a further delay in hearing the appeal could not be justified.
\par 
\par The result of these convictions was that Mr. McCoskar after his appeal was lodged was placed on extremely restrictive bail terms that prevented his return home to Australia.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16201048  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 
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\par Timetable orders had been set.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16201048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 The State had had over 45 clear days within which to file any necessary papers.}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16201048  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid10570964\charrsid16201048 I do not accept that the State was unable to prepare appropriate affidavits, file and serve those documents within that time.}{
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\par 
\par Indeed in my view the argument of the pressure of time completely lacks merit especially when one considers that the stark nature of this appeal was obvious from the outset and in effect while only having 45 days as a \lquote reply\rquote 
 period the State had had more than 3 months time within which to prepare and mount an appropriate argument.
\par 
\par For these reasons the adjournment was accordingly refused.
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\par At Suva
\par 15th August, 2005
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