Bibawi v Australian Human Rights Commission [2022] FCA 607

Bibawi v Australian Human Rights Commission [2022] FCA 607

The appellant's allegations of improper and fraudulent conduct by the primary judge and the Commission were bare, unsupported by particulars and had no prospects of success; the assertion that the primary judge failed to give reasons was patently wrong; there was no indication that the primary judge ignored material; and the further evidence the appellant sought to rely upon was irrelevant to the judicial review application and the appeal. The appeal therefore had no reasonable prospects of success and was dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
24 May 2022
Procedural Posture
Appeal From Dismissal of Application for Judicial Review; Interlocutory Application for Summary Judgment / Determined on the Papers
Outcome
Appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
['summary Judgment' 'no Reasonable Prospects of Success' 'judicial Review of Australian Human Rights Commission Decision' 'unlawful Discrimination Complaint Requirements']
['human Rights' 'practice and Procedure' 'administrative Law'] ['summary Judgment' 'no Reasonable Prospects of Success' 'judicial Review of Australian Human Rights Commission Decision' 'unlawful Discrimination Complaint Requirements']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal From Dismissal of Application for Judicial Review; Interlocutory Application for Summary Judgment / Determined on the Papers

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the appeal against the dismissal of the judicial review application had no reasonable prospects of success.' "Whether the appellant demonstrated any legal, factual or discretionary error in the primary judge's order dismissing the application." 'Whether the further evidence the appellant sought to rely upon was relevant to the judicial review application or the appeal.']

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant's allegations of improper and fraudulent conduct by the primary judge and the Commission were bare, unsupported by particulars and had no prospects of success; the assertion that the primary judge failed to give reasons was patently wrong; there was no indication that the primary judge ignored material; and the further evidence the appellant sought to rely upon was irrelevant to the judicial review application and the appeal. The appeal therefore had no reasonable prospects of success and was dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is dismissed.']