SZCRX v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2008] FCA 1044

SZCRX v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2008] FCA 1044

The application for an extension of time and leave to appeal disclosed no arguable basis for success because the same alleged jurisdictional errors had already been litigated and rejected in the Federal Magistrates Court, on appeal in the Federal Court, and on an application for special leave to the High Court. The present attempt to re-litigate those matters was an abuse of process, vexatious and oppressive, so the application was dismissed with costs.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 July 2008
Procedural Posture
Application for an Extension of Time to File and Serve a Notice of Appeal / On Appeal From the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visas' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'jurisdictional Error' 'extension of Time to Appeal' 'abuse of Process' 'vexatious Proceedings']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['protection Visas' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'jurisdictional Error' 'extension of Time to Appeal' 'abuse of Process' 'vexatious Proceedings']

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Procedural Posture

Application for an Extension of Time to File and Serve a Notice of Appeal / On Appeal From the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicants should be granted an extension of time and leave to appeal from orders summarily dismissing their Federal Magistrates Court proceedings.' 'Whether the proposed appeal disclosed any basis on which it could possibly succeed.' "Whether the applicants' attempt to re-litigate grounds already determined was an abuse of process, vexatious and oppressive."]

Ratio Decidendi

The application for an extension of time and leave to appeal disclosed no arguable basis for success because the same alleged jurisdictional errors had already been litigated and rejected in the Federal Magistrates Court, on appeal in the Federal Court, and on an application for special leave to the High Court. The present attempt to re-litigate those matters was an abuse of process, vexatious and oppressive, so the application was dismissed with costs.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The application be dismissed with costs.']