Kowalski v Repatriation Commission [2010] FCAFC 142

Kowalski v Repatriation Commission [2010] FCAFC 142

The Court refused the application to amend because the appellant could not say with certainty that he had raised the disqualification question before the primary Judge, making the proposed amendment an abuse of process. The Court also refused the application to lead further evidence because the evidence was not relevant to any issue properly before the Court and did not concern or raise any question of law with which the primary Judge or the appeal Court should be concerned.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 November 2010
Procedural Posture
Appeal From the Federal Court of Australia / Applications on Appeal to Amend Notice of Appeal and to Lead Further Evidence
Outcome
Applications refused.
Legal Topics
['appeal' 'amendment of Notice of Appeal' 'judicial Disqualification' 'abuse of Process' 'further Evidence on Appeal']
['administrative Law' "veterans' Entitlements" 'civil Procedure'] ['appeal' 'amendment of Notice of Appeal' 'judicial Disqualification' 'abuse of Process' 'further Evidence on Appeal']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal From the Federal Court of Australia / Applications on Appeal to Amend Notice of Appeal and to Lead Further Evidence

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the appellant should be granted leave to amend his notice of appeal to include an appeal against the primary Judge's failure to disqualify himself." 'Whether the appellant should be permitted to lead further evidence on appeal.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court refused the application to amend because the appellant could not say with certainty that he had raised the disqualification question before the primary Judge, making the proposed amendment an abuse of process. The Court also refused the application to lead further evidence because the evidence was not relevant to any issue properly before the Court and did not concern or raise any question of law with which the primary Judge or the appeal Court should be concerned.

Court Disposition

Applications refused.

Orders

  • ["The application for leave to amend the notice of appeal to include an appeal against the primary Judge's failure to disqualify himself should be refused." 'The application to lead further evidence on appeal should be refused.']