Quall v Native Title Registrar [2021] FCA 865

Quall v Native Title Registrar [2021] FCA 865

The amended originating application failed to disclose any ground of review or relief sought, contained only factual assertions not engaging with the legal criteria for the delegate's decision, and provided no basis for the court’s jurisdiction. The applicant, despite being given an opportunity to amend, did not remedy these deficiencies. Therefore, summary judgment should be entered for the respondents under s 31A(2) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and/or r 26.01(e) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth).

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 July 2021
Procedural Posture
Application for Judicial Review / Interlocutory Application for Summary Judgment And/or Strike Out Determined on the Papers
Outcome
Summary judgment for respondents; application dismissed.
Legal Topics
['judicial Review—native Title Registrar Decision' 'summary Judgment' 'strike Out Applications' 'federal Court Procedure']
['native Title' 'administrative Law' 'practice and Procedure'] ['judicial Review—native Title Registrar Decision' 'summary Judgment' 'strike Out Applications' 'federal Court Procedure']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Judicial Review / Interlocutory Application for Summary Judgment And/or Strike Out Determined on the Papers

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the amended originating application discloses any reasonable cause of action or ground for judicial review' 'Whether summary judgment should be entered for the respondents under s 31A(2) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) or r 26.01(e) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)' 'Whether further opportunity to amend should be granted to a self-represented litigant']

Ratio Decidendi

The amended originating application failed to disclose any ground of review or relief sought, contained only factual assertions not engaging with the legal criteria for the delegate's decision, and provided no basis for the court’s jurisdiction. The applicant, despite being given an opportunity to amend, did not remedy these deficiencies. Therefore, summary judgment should be entered for the respondents under s 31A(2) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and/or r 26.01(e) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth).

Court Disposition

Summary judgment for respondents; application dismissed.

Orders

  • ['Pursuant to s 31A(2) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and/or r 26.01(e) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), summary judgment be entered for the respondents for the whole of the amended originating application.' 'There be no order as to costs.']