Key legal question
Whether the civil appeal against the denial of legal aid was admissible.
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible under the Federal Supreme Court Act because the dispute concerned legal aid in bankruptcy matters and the value in dispute exceeded the statutory threshold; the refusal was also an incidental decision capable of causing irreparable harm.
Extracted reasoning
The Court applied the new LTF, treated the refusal of legal aid as reviewable in civil matters, and held that the procedural prerequisites were met.