ThePrincipality of Snake Hill, also known simply asSnake Hill, is amicronation located nearMudgee inNew South Wales, Australia.^[2] Snake Hill has roughly hundreds of citizens, and claims land the size ofMonaco. Snake Hill claimed independence on 2 September 2003.^[1][3] It is not recognized by any government.

The Jensen family of New South Wales could no longer afford to pay taxes, and after litigation over a mortgage and being inspired by thePrincipality of Hutt River, they declared independence on 2 September 2003.^[4]

The micronation was featured inLonely Planet'sMicronations: The Lonely Planet Guide to Home-Made Nations, published in 2006.^[1]

Helena Jensen took leadership of Snake Hill after the death of her husband, Paul Jensen, in 2010. That same year, her daughter Paula was invited by Judy Lattas ofMacquarie University and George Cruickshank of theEmpire of Atlantium as a guest speaker at the intermicronationalsummit PoliNation atDangar Island inSydney.^[5][6]

The financial issues that prompted the Jensens to secede remained unaddressed and eventually led the Bank of Queensland to foreclose on their home and "embassy", a property named Castle Hill in Melaleuca Close, in 2011. Sale of the property was frustrated by the Snake Hillers' demands for "caveats" and their argument that the bank's actions were outside the jurisdiction of the court, and that it was a matter of international law and must be referred to theHigh Court of Australia or theInternational Court of Justice.^[7] These claims were dismissed by a judge of theSupreme Court of New South Wales in late February 2011.^[7] Paula Jensen continued to appear frequently in courts within New South Wales between 2011 and 2014.^[8]

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• Hobbs, Harry;Williams, George (2021).Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty. Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law.Cambridge University Press.ISBN 978-1-009-15013-2.

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