DPQ16 v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] FCA 1248

DPQ16 v Minister for Home Affairs [2018] FCA 1248

The application for an extension of time was refused because none of the proposed grounds of appeal had any prospect of success. The applicant had not shown that the Federal Circuit Court was obliged to adjourn or ensure he obtained legal advice, the primary judge did not confine himself to asking whether the Tribunal critically examined the claims and could not conduct merits review, and the identified credibility issue had in fact been put to the applicant before the Tribunal and could also have been addressed in post-hearing submissions.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 August 2018
Procedural Posture
Migration Application for Extension of Time to File a Notice of Appeal / Application for Extension of Time After Federal Circuit Court Dismissed Judicial Review of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decision Affirming Refusal of a Protection Visa
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['extension of Time to Appeal' 'protection Visa Refusal' 'procedural Fairness' 'adjournment' 'self Represented Litigant' 'prospects of Success' 'jurisdictional Error']
['migration' 'administrative Law' 'judicial Review'] ['extension of Time to Appeal' 'protection Visa Refusal' 'procedural Fairness' 'adjournment' 'self Represented Litigant' 'prospects of Success' 'jurisdictional Error']

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Procedural Posture

Migration Application for Extension of Time to File a Notice of Appeal / Application for Extension of Time After Federal Circuit Court Dismissed Judicial Review of an Administrative Appeals Tribunal Decision Affirming Refusal of a Protection Visa

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicant should be granted an extension of time to file a notice of appeal against the Federal Circuit Court judgment.' 'Whether the proposed appeal had sufficient prospects of success.' 'Whether the Federal Circuit Court denied procedural fairness by not giving the applicant a reasonable opportunity to appear, present his case, seek legal advice or particularise his grounds.' "Whether the Federal Circuit Court erred by considering whether the Tribunal critically examined the applicant's claims rather than whether the Tribunal applied the law correctly." 'Whether the Tribunal failed to put credibility issues to the applicant.']

Ratio Decidendi

The application for an extension of time was refused because none of the proposed grounds of appeal had any prospect of success. The applicant had not shown that the Federal Circuit Court was obliged to adjourn or ensure he obtained legal advice, the primary judge did not confine himself to asking whether the Tribunal critically examined the claims and could not conduct merits review, and the identified credibility issue had in fact been put to the applicant before the Tribunal and could also have been addressed in post-hearing submissions.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The application for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal is dismissed.' "The applicant pay the first respondent's costs of the application."]