Crawford v WA Police

[2026] WASC 28

Supreme Court of Western Australia

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Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › Appeal
3. › Appeal from Magistrates Court to Supreme Court
4. › Leave to appeal
5. › Whether grounds have reasonable prospect of succeeding
6. › Criminal Appeals Act 2004 (WA), s 9
1. Criminal Law
2. › Traffic offences
3. › Exceeding speed limit
4. › Speed measuring and recording equipment
5. › Whether verdict unreasonable or unsupported by evidence
6. › Whether operator required to explain internal workings of equipment
7. › Road Traffic Code 2000 (WA), reg 11(3)
8. › Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 (WA), s 117
1. Constitutional Law
2. › Sovereign citizen arguments
3. › Whether person can claim to be 'subject of the Crown' bound only by common law jurisdiction
4. › Whether such claim exempts person from State legislation
1. Statutes
2. › Delegated legislation
3. › Validity of regulations
4. › Presumption of regularity
5. › Whether Road Traffic Code 2000 (WA) validly enacted
6. › Interpretation Act 1984 (WA), s 43(3)
7. › Road Traffic Act 1974 (WA), s 111

Quick Take

Claims to stand as 'a subject of the Crown' with 'unalienable rights' bound only by common law jurisdiction do not represent the law and have no prospect of success on appeal from a summary conviction.