Jeff McClintock said his daughter, Violet, was placed in Bible classes without his consent.

An Auckland father's case against Bible classes in schools has been dismissed by the Supreme Court.

Jeff McClintock mounted the campaign against Red Beach School in north Auckland after he said they placed his daughter, Violet, in religious classes without his permission.

He brought his case against the school's board of trustees, claiming it breached its duties under the Education Act 1989, and against the Attorney-General, who he said passed school legislation that was inconsistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights.

McClintock is a member of the Secular Education Network, which is opposed to the current guidelines surrounding religious classes in schools.

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The proceedings were originally set down in the High Court at Auckland, but were struck out because of McClintock's failure to comply with the set timetable.

He then went to the Court of Appeal, which allowed his appeal on the conditions that he discontinue his case against the board of trustees, amend his claim against the Attorney-General to comply with High Court rules, and pay outstanding costs.

However, McClintock said he could not accept those terms and sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.

In his application, he accused both the High Court and Court of Appeal justices of bias and said the conditions placed an "unreasonable limit" on his ability to bring proceedings under the Bill of Rights.

In a just-released decision, the Supreme Court rejected those charges and dismissed McClintock's application.

"None of the points that the applicant wishes to raise are points on which we see any matter of public importance sufficient to justify the grant of leave of appeal arising," the decision read.

"Nor do we see any appearance of a miscarriage [of justice] in the event that leave is not granted."

McClintock said on Thursday that he was required to reach a "full and final settlement" with the school before he could launch another case.

That had stalled the proceedings "indefinitely", he said.

"It seems unfair to let Red Beach School off without ever facing trial."

The case was now unlikely to ever be heard, he said.