Lockington v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 385

Lockington v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 385

The application to reinstate proceedings was dismissed due to applicant's repeated failure to comply with court orders, including failure to file required affidavits, and her non-attendance at the hearing, indicating an intention not to proceed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
26 March 2004
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Application to Reinstate Dismissed Proceedings
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
['migration' 'constitutional Writs' 'reinstatement of Proceedings' 'non Compliance With Court Orders']
['administrative Law'] ['migration' 'constitutional Writs' 'reinstatement of Proceedings' 'non Compliance With Court Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Application to Reinstate Dismissed Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether proceedings dismissed for non-compliance should be reinstated' "Effect of applicant's failure to comply with court orders"]

Ratio Decidendi

The application to reinstate proceedings was dismissed due to applicant's repeated failure to comply with court orders, including failure to file required affidavits, and her non-attendance at the hearing, indicating an intention not to proceed.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • ['Paragraph 1 of the notice of motion filed in this Court on 8 December 2003 is dismissed.' 'The applicant to pay the costs of the first respondent.']