Md Abdullah Al Mamun v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] FCA 541

Md Abdullah Al Mamun v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] FCA 541

The application for judicial review in the Federal Magistrates Court was filed 114 days after notification of the Tribunal decision, exceeding the maximum permissible period under s 477 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). The lower court's dismissal was interlocutory, requiring leave to appeal, which was neither sought nor appropriate given no arguable error or injustice. The applicant's grounds did not reveal any jurisdictional error or error of law. Accordingly, both the application for leave to appeal and the notice of appeal were dismissed.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
23 April 2007
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal (migration Judicial Review) / Application for Leave to Appeal and Appeal Dismissed
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed. Notice of appeal dismissed. Applicant to pay first respondent's costs.
Legal Topics
['judicial Review' 'migration Act Time Limits' 'procedural Fairness' 'jurisdictional Error' 'interlocutory Appeals']
['administrative Law' 'immigration Law'] ['judicial Review' 'migration Act Time Limits' 'procedural Fairness' 'jurisdictional Error' 'interlocutory Appeals']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal (migration Judicial Review) / Application for Leave to Appeal and Appeal Dismissed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the application for review in the Federal Magistrates Court was filed within the time stipulated by s 477 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)' 'Whether the judgment of Lloyd-Jones FM was interlocutory requiring leave to appeal under s 24(1A) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976' 'Whether the applicant identified a jurisdictional error or error of law justifying appellate review']

Ratio Decidendi

The application for judicial review in the Federal Magistrates Court was filed 114 days after notification of the Tribunal decision, exceeding the maximum permissible period under s 477 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). The lower court's dismissal was interlocutory, requiring leave to appeal, which was neither sought nor appropriate given no arguable error or injustice. The applicant's grounds did not reveal any jurisdictional error or error of law. Accordingly, both the application for leave to appeal and the notice of appeal were dismissed.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed. Notice of appeal dismissed. Applicant to pay first respondent's costs.

Orders

  • ['The application for leave to appeal be dismissed.' 'The Notice of Appeal filed on 27 March 2007 be dismissed.' 'The applicant pay the costs of the first respondent in the sum of $750.00.']