Potier v Hannigan [2015] FCA 1445

Potier v Hannigan [2015] FCA 1445

The Court declined to grant injunctive relief as there was no serious question to be tried; the substantive applications did not come within the Court's jurisdiction under the Migration Act, making the relief futile.

Parties
Applicant: Malcolm Huntley Potier; First Respondent: Registrar Paddy Hannigan; Second Respondent: Minister for Immigration and Border Protection; Third Respondent: The Responsible Officer: Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 December 2015
Procedural Posture
Migration Application for Review / Interlocutory Application for Injunctive Relief
Outcome
Interlocutory application dismissed; applicant to pay second respondent's costs
Legal Topics
Judicial Review, Jurisdiction, Injunctive Relief, Immigration Detention
Migration Law Judicial Review Jurisdiction Injunctive Relief Immigration Detention

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Parties

Malcolm Huntley Potier

Applicant

Registrar Paddy Hannigan

First Respondent

Minister for Immigration and Border Protection

Second Respondent

The Responsible Officer: Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Third Respondent

Procedural Posture

Migration Application for Review / Interlocutory Application for Injunctive Relief

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether there is a serious question to be tried regarding the injunctive relief sought by the applicant
  2. 2 Whether the Court has jurisdiction to entertain the applications relating to migration decisions

Ratio Decidendi

The Court declined to grant injunctive relief as there was no serious question to be tried; the substantive applications did not come within the Court's jurisdiction under the Migration Act, making the relief futile.

Court Disposition

Interlocutory application dismissed; applicant to pay second respondent's costs

Orders

  • The interlocutory application, filed 10 December 2015, by the applicant be dismissed.
  • The applicant pay the second respondent's costs of that application.