Peers v Medical Board

[2026] VSCA 3

Victorian Court of Appeal

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Interrogate

Catchwords

1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Appeal
3. › Leave to appeal
4. › Interlocutory decision
5. › Residual discretion
6. › Whether leave to appeal interlocutory order would have utility where subsequent events overtook the decision and underlying proceeding determined
7. › Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic), ss 14A, 14C, 14D(3)
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Interlocutory injunctions
3. › Judicial review
4. › Injunction to restrain statutory decision-maker pending judicial review
5. › Whether serious question to be tried
6. › Whether balance of convenience favoured injunction
7. › Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, s 156

Quick Take

This decision confirms that leave to appeal an interlocutory injunction decision will be refused where subsequent events have overtaken the decision and the underlying proceeding has been determined, regardless of the applicant's prospects of success.