The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Court_of_Australia" id="mwARo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="High Court of Australia">High Court of Australia</a> rules in <i id="mwARs"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_v_The_Queen" id="mwARw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Dietrich v The Queen">Dietrich v The Queen</a></i> that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.