Pseudo-legal arguments of the 'sovereign citizen' variety — including claims that a natural person is distinct from the legal entity named in proceedings, that courts lack jurisdiction over 'subjects of the Crown', and that courts are 'trading corporations' — constitute abuse of process and will be rejected. The Prothonotary's power under r 28A.04 of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic) to refuse to seal proceedings extends to proposed originating motions that are founded entirely on such arguments.
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