2007 four more US states had passed similar legislation: Florida, Hawaii, Ohio, and Texas. Laws by country Australia High Court The High Court of Australia has declared only four people to be vexatious litigants in its century-old existence, , whereas the Australian Federal Court system, established in 1976, has at least 49 names on its barred registry. New South Wales In New South Wales, there were 43 people on the New South Wales Supreme Court's vexatious litigants register. Queensland In Queensland, the process for having someone declared a vexatious litigant is governed by the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2005, which supplanted an earlier Act. Importantly, the Act defines a vexatious proceeding to include a proceeding brought without merit or any prospect of success, with the consequence that it is not necessary to prove the existence of any improper motive in order to obtain relief under the Act. there were 26 people found to be vexatious litigants. South Australia In South Australia, vexatious litigation laws were enacted in the mid-1930s with the Supreme Court Act 1935-1936, following similar laws enacted in Victoria. In 2010 the Rann government acted to strengthen the ability of the courts to act against vexatious litigants by "increasing the range of courts and tribunals that can declare people as vexatious". Prior to that date, few people had been banned from bringing litigation to South Australian courts – by 2005, only two people were listed as having been declared as vexatious litigants, the first in 1997 and the second declared during that year. there were 7 people found to be vexatious litigants. Victoria , 21 people—including convicted mass-murderer Julian Knight—had been declared vexatious litigants since the law was introduced in 1930. Western Australia there were 22 people found to be vexatious litigants in Western Australia. Canada Under the Constitution Act, 1867, section 92(14), each province is vested with the power to enact and apply laws relating to the administration of justice within its own territory. In Canada, Section 40 of the Federal Court Act and in Ontario Section 140 of the Courts of Justice Act, restrict the ability to introduce or continue proceedings for those who have instituted vexatious proceedings or conducted proceedings in a vexatious manner. Quebec In Quebec, the Code of Civil Procedure is the principal legislation that sets rules related to civil procedure. Under section 46 of the Code of Civil Procedure, all judicial courts and