Alexander v Attorney-General (Cth) [2019] FCA 1829

Alexander v Attorney-General (Cth) [2019] FCA 1829

The Attorney-General's decision involved no jurisdictional error. The medical evidence and representations were before the Attorney-General, the Departmental Advice did not mislead him, and the weight attributed to competing considerations was not for the Court on judicial review. Given the breadth of the discretion under s 22(3)(f), the decision to surrender Mr Alexander was within the range of decisions reasonably open to the Attorney-General and did not lack intelligible justification. The unjust or oppressive submission failed because the relied-upon regulations did not apply to the United Kingdom and no such mandatory consideration existed. The delay submission was not a precondition...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 November 2019
Procedural Posture
Application for Judicial Review of a Decision Under S 22(2) of the Extradition Act 1988 (cth) and a Warrant Under S 23 / Final Hearing; Application Dismissed
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['surrender of Eligible Person' "attorney General's Discretion Under S 22(3)(f) of the Extradition Act 1988 (cth)" 'legal Unreasonableness' 'no Obligation to Provide Reasons' 'health Evidence in Extradition Decision' 'delay in Extradition Context']
['extradition' 'administrative Law' 'judicial Review'] ['surrender of Eligible Person' "attorney General's Discretion Under S 22(3)(f) of the Extradition Act 1988 (cth)" 'legal Unreasonableness' 'no Obligation to Provide Reasons' 'health Evidence in Extradition Decision' 'delay in Extradition Context']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Judicial Review of a Decision Under S 22(2) of the Extradition Act 1988 (cth) and a Warrant Under S 23 / Final Hearing; Application Dismissed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Attorney-General's decision to surrender Mr Alexander to the United Kingdom under s 22(2) of the Extradition Act 1988 (Cth) involved jurisdictional error." "Whether the Departmental Advice misled the Attorney-General or gave insufficient weight to Mr Alexander's age and health risks." 'Whether the surrender decision was legally unreasonable in light of the medical evidence.' 'Whether surrender would be unjust or oppressive.' 'Whether delay between the alleged offences and the extradition request affected the validity of the decision.' 'Whether the hearing should be adjourned because of recent medical evidence.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Attorney-General's decision involved no jurisdictional error. The medical evidence and representations were before the Attorney-General, the Departmental Advice did not mislead him, and the weight attributed to competing considerations was not for the Court on judicial review. Given the breadth of the discretion under s 22(3)(f), the decision to surrender Mr Alexander was within the range of decisions reasonably open to the Attorney-General and did not lack intelligible justification. The unjust or oppressive submission failed because the relied-upon regulations did not apply to the United Kingdom and no such mandatory consideration existed. The delay submission was not a precondition...

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs.

Orders

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