HZAAG v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 259

HZAAG v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCA 259

The applicant had been made aware of the hearing date and likely hearing time, was absent when the application was called on, and therefore the Minister's application for dismissal under r 35.33 should be granted; there was no reason not to order that the applicant pay the Minister's costs.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 March 2013
Procedural Posture
Application for an Extension of Time in Which to Appeal From a Decision of the Federal Magistrates Court / Hearing of Application; Applicant Absent; Application Dismissed
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'extension of Time to Appeal' 'dismissal for Non Appearance' 'costs']

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Procedural Posture

Application for an Extension of Time in Which to Appeal From a Decision of the Federal Magistrates Court / Hearing of Application; Applicant Absent; Application Dismissed

  1. 1 ['Whether the application for an extension of time to appeal should be dismissed because the applicant was absent when it was called on for hearing' "Whether the applicant should pay the Minister's costs"]

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant had been made aware of the hearing date and likely hearing time, was absent when the application was called on, and therefore the Minister's application for dismissal under r 35.33 should be granted; there was no reason not to order that the applicant pay the Minister's costs.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The application be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the Minister's costs."]