Devi v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 380

Devi v Minister for Home Affairs [2019] FCA 380

The application for extension of time to appeal is dismissed because no legal error, as opposed to mere disagreement with the decision, was identified either in the Tribunal or the Federal Circuit Court. The Court cannot revisit the merits of the Tribunal's findings.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 March 2019
Procedural Posture
Application for Extension of Time to Appeal / Federal Court Decision on Application for Extension of Time
Outcome
Application for extension of time dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['student Visa' 'extension of Time to Appeal' 'genuine Temporary Entrant Criterion' 'judicial Review']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Extension of Time to Appeal / Federal Court Decision on Application for Extension of Time

  1. 1 ['Whether an extension of time to appeal from the Federal Circuit Court should be granted' 'Whether any jurisdictional error or legal error was made by the Tribunal or Federal Circuit Court in assessing the visa application']

Ratio Decidendi

The application for extension of time to appeal is dismissed because no legal error, as opposed to mere disagreement with the decision, was identified either in the Tribunal or the Federal Circuit Court. The Court cannot revisit the merits of the Tribunal's findings.

Court Disposition

Application for extension of time dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The application for extension of time within which to appeal be dismissed.' 'The applicants pay the costs of the first respondent, to be assessed if not agreed.']