'Sovereign citizens' sentenced to prison term in Western Australia for defiance of court order

Two 'sovereign citizens' have been sentenced to a month in jail, with a judge warning their "extremely dangerous" ideas would not be tolerated.

The cohort are becoming an increasing burden on the Australian courts, a New South Wales Magistrate told the ABC.

In this case, Mr and Ms Martin argued that the court is a "corporate entity" and "cannot instruct the living being".