Catchwords:

CONTEMPT – fitness to plead – primary judge found applicant to have committed contempt – whether real and substantial question of fitness arose before primary judge – significance of proceedings being civil and contempt being civil – significance of appointment of a tutor

PROCEDURE – appeals – fresh evidence – obligations in Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A(8) and UCPR, r 51.51 – failure to include transcript of hearings – documents sought to be relied on wrongly dated – importance of attending to obligation of preparing appeal papers