AGH21 v Minister for Home Affairs [2021] FCA 452

AGH21 v Minister for Home Affairs [2021] FCA 452

The applicant was unable to identify any public duty enforceable by mandamus compelling return to Papua New Guinea as he was no longer in detention; interlocutory relief was refused due to lack of serious question to be tried and absence of statutory basis for the relief sought.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 May 2021
Procedural Posture
Originating Application for Relief Under Section 39 B of the Judiciary Act 1903 / Interlocutory Application
Outcome
Application for interlocutory relief refused; costs reserved; matter listed for case management hearing.
Legal Topics
['mandamus' 'habeas Corpus' 'bridging Visa' 'immigration Detention' 'removal From Australia' 'interlocutory Relief']
['administrative Law' 'migration Law'] ['mandamus' 'habeas Corpus' 'bridging Visa' 'immigration Detention' 'removal From Australia' 'interlocutory Relief']

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Procedural Posture

Originating Application for Relief Under Section 39 B of the Judiciary Act 1903 / Interlocutory Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether interlocutory relief compelling the applicant's return to Papua New Guinea or release from detention should be granted" 'Whether there exists a public duty enforceable by mandamus to return the applicant to Papua New Guinea upon completion of medical treatment']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant was unable to identify any public duty enforceable by mandamus compelling return to Papua New Guinea as he was no longer in detention; interlocutory relief was refused due to lack of serious question to be tried and absence of statutory basis for the relief sought.

Court Disposition

Application for interlocutory relief refused; costs reserved; matter listed for case management hearing.

Orders

  • ['The application for interlocutory relief as claimed in the Amended Application for Interlocutory Relief dated 23 February 2021 is refused.' 'The question of costs is reserved.' 'The matter is listed for case management hearing on 12 May 2021 at 9:00am.']