Batuwantudawa, in the matter of an application for Writs of Certiorari & Prohibition against Ruddock [2003] FCA 684

Batuwantudawa, in the matter of an application for Writs of Certiorari & Prohibition against Ruddock [2003] FCA 684

The applicant failed to show a sufficient case on the merits to justify an enlargement of time, and no jurisdictional error or error of law was found in the Tribunal's decision. Extension of time was therefore refused and the application dismissed.

Parties
Applicant/prosecutor: Sumudu Chethana Batuwantudawa; First Respondent: The Honourable Philip M Ruddock, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia; Second Respondent: Mr David Thomas, sitting as the Migration Review Tribunal & Ms Regina Perton, in her capacity as Senior Member of the Migration Review Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 June 2003
Procedural Posture
Application for Writs of Certiorari and Prohibition / Judgment on Application for Enlargement of Time; Dismissal
Outcome
Application for enlargement of time refused; proceeding dismissed; costs awarded to respondents.
Legal Topics
Jurisdictional Error, Extension of Time, Judicial Review, Visa Applications
Administrative Law Immigration Law Jurisdictional Error Extension of Time Judicial Review Visa Applications

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Parties

Sumudu Chethana Batuwantudawa

Applicant/prosecutor

The Honourable Philip M Ruddock, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia

First Respondent

Mr David Thomas, sitting as the Migration Review Tribunal & Ms Regina Perton, in her capacity as Senior Member of the Migration Review Tribunal

Second Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Writs of Certiorari and Prohibition / Judgment on Application for Enlargement of Time; Dismissal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant should be granted an enlargement of time to apply for a writ of certiorari in respect of the Migration Review Tribunal's decision.
  2. 2 Whether there was a jurisdictional error or error of law in the Tribunal's decision.

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant failed to show a sufficient case on the merits to justify an enlargement of time, and no jurisdictional error or error of law was found in the Tribunal's decision. Extension of time was therefore refused and the application dismissed.

Court Disposition

Application for enlargement of time refused; proceeding dismissed; costs awarded to respondents.

Orders

  • The application for enlargement of the time limited by O 55 r 17 of the High Court Rules to apply for a writ of certiorari be refused.
  • The application be dismissed.