Khabra v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1405

Khabra v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1405

The applicant was deemed to have received the delegate's refusal decision on 15 July 2014 when it was emailed to his authorised migration agent's email address. The 21 day period for Tribunal review expired on 5 August 2014, but the application was lodged on 8 August 2014. The Tribunal had no jurisdiction to determine an out of time application and no discretion existed to extend time because of the alleged negligence of the migration agent. The Federal Circuit Court's decision was not attended with sufficient doubt, so leave to appeal was refused.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 December 2015
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal From an Interlocutory Judgment Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of a Migration Review Tribunal Decision / Leave to Appeal
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
['partner Visa Refusal' 'out of Time Tribunal Review Application' 'authorised Recipient' 'deemed Receipt by Email' 'tribunal Jurisdiction' 'leave to Appeal']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law'] ['partner Visa Refusal' 'out of Time Tribunal Review Application' 'authorised Recipient' 'deemed Receipt by Email' 'tribunal Jurisdiction' 'leave to Appeal']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal From an Interlocutory Judgment Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of a Migration Review Tribunal Decision / Leave to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether leave to appeal should be granted from the Federal Circuit Court's interlocutory judgment dismissing the applicant's judicial review proceeding." 'Whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to determine an application for review lodged outside the prescribed 21 day period.' "Whether alleged negligence by the applicant's migration agent affected the operation of the statutory time limit or permitted an extension of time."]

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant was deemed to have received the delegate's refusal decision on 15 July 2014 when it was emailed to his authorised migration agent's email address. The 21 day period for Tribunal review expired on 5 August 2014, but the application was lodged on 8 August 2014. The Tribunal had no jurisdiction to determine an out of time application and no discretion existed to extend time because of the alleged negligence of the migration agent. The Federal Circuit Court's decision was not attended with sufficient doubt, so leave to appeal was refused.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.' "The Applicant to pay the First Respondent's costs."]