Singh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 1725

Singh v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2020] FCA 1725

The Federal Court lacked jurisdiction to hear and determine the appellant's proposed appeal against orders made by Rangiah J in the Court's appellate jurisdiction; the appeal was therefore incompetent and had to be dismissed.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 November 2020
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Objection to the Competency of the Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed as incompetent for want of jurisdiction.
Legal Topics
['federal Court Appellate Jurisdiction' 'competency of Appeal' 'skilled (provisional) (class Vc), Subclass 485 (temporary Graduate) Visa' 'special Leave to Appeal to the High Court of Australia']
['practice and Procedure' 'administrative Law' 'migration Law'] ['federal Court Appellate Jurisdiction' 'competency of Appeal' 'skilled (provisional) (class Vc), Subclass 485 (temporary Graduate) Visa' 'special Leave to Appeal to the High Court of Australia']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Objection to the Competency of the Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Federal Court had jurisdiction under s 24 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) to hear and determine an appeal from a judgment of the Court delivered by a single judge in its appellate jurisdiction.' "Whether the appellant's notice of appeal against the orders of Rangiah J was incompetent."]

Ratio Decidendi

The Federal Court lacked jurisdiction to hear and determine the appellant's proposed appeal against orders made by Rangiah J in the Court's appellate jurisdiction; the appeal was therefore incompetent and had to be dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed as incompetent for want of jurisdiction.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed.' 'The Appellant is to pay the costs of the First Respondent of an incidental to the appeal fixed in the sum of $1500.']