NANJ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 532

NANJ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023] FCA 532

The applicant had adequate notice of the hearing, confirmed awareness of it, failed to appear, failed to file a notice of discontinuance despite saying he wished to withdraw, and did not manifest any intention to continue the proceeding. Those circumstances amounted to failures to attend and to prosecute the appeal, so the Court dismissed the application under r 36.74 and ordered the applicant to pay the first respondent's supported lump sum costs.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 May 2023
Procedural Posture
Application for an Extension of Time and to Appeal / Case Management Hearing
Outcome
The proceeding was dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['appeals' 'extension of Time to Appeal' 'failure to Appear' 'failure to Prosecute Appeal' 'costs']
['practice and Procedure' 'administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights'] ['appeals' 'extension of Time to Appeal' 'failure to Appear' 'failure to Prosecute Appeal' 'costs']

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Procedural Posture

Application for an Extension of Time and to Appeal / Case Management Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the application for an extension of time and to appeal should be dismissed where the applicant failed to appear at the hearing despite notice.' 'Whether the applicant failed to prosecute the appeal within the meaning of rr 36.74(1)(c) and (d) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth).' 'Whether the first respondent should receive costs in a lump sum amount.']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant had adequate notice of the hearing, confirmed awareness of it, failed to appear, failed to file a notice of discontinuance despite saying he wished to withdraw, and did not manifest any intention to continue the proceeding. Those circumstances amounted to failures to attend and to prosecute the appeal, so the Court dismissed the application under r 36.74 and ordered the applicant to pay the first respondent's supported lump sum costs.

Court Disposition

The proceeding was dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The name of the first respondent be amended to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs.' 'The proceeding be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the first respondent's costs in the lump sum amount of $3,500.00."]