Kumar v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 177

Kumar v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 177

Section 36(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) applies so as to allow the visa application to be lodged on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday when the last day fell on a Sunday, and the circumstances as they stood on that last day are deemed to exist on the extended day; therefore, the appellant was eligible to apply for the visa on Monday as if it were still Sunday, and the Tribunal and primary judge erred in failing to apply s 36(2).

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
23 February 2016
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment After Hearing of Appeal From Federal Circuit Court
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
['extension of Time for Appeal' 'visa Application Timing' 'operation of Statutory Time Provisions']
['administrative Law' 'migration Law' 'statutory Interpretation'] ['extension of Time for Appeal' 'visa Application Timing' 'operation of Statutory Time Provisions']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment After Hearing of Appeal From Federal Circuit Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Does s 36(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) extend the period for lodging a visa application where the last day falls on a Sunday?' "Was the Tribunal's refusal of a student visa application due to the application being lodged on the next business day after visa expiry contrary to the proper construction of s 36(2)?"]

Ratio Decidendi

Section 36(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) applies so as to allow the visa application to be lodged on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday when the last day fell on a Sunday, and the circumstances as they stood on that last day are deemed to exist on the extended day; therefore, the appellant was eligible to apply for the visa on Monday as if it were still Sunday, and the Tribunal and primary judge erred in failing to apply s 36(2).

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • ['Time for filing an appeal is extended to 8 October 2015.' 'Appeal is allowed.' 'Orders of the Federal Circuit Court on 14 September 2015 are set aside.' "A writ of certiorari is to issue to quash the Tribunal's decision of 29 January 2015." "A writ of mandamus is to issue requiring the Tribunal to hear and...