Mokhlis v Minister for Home AffairsCitation:[2020] HCA 30Before:Edelman JDate:01 Sep 2020Case Number:S92/2020Read more

Mokhlis v Minister for Home AffairsCitation:[2020] HCA 30Before:Edelman JDate:01 Sep 2020Case Number:S92/2020Read more

The Federal Circuit Court has jurisdiction to grant the relief sought as the jurisdiction conferred is the same as the original jurisdiction of the High Court under paragraph 75(v) of the Constitution, and the application relates to a migration decision. Remitter to the Federal Circuit Court is appropriate in these circumstances.

Parties
Plaintiff: Plaintiff; Defendant: Minister for Home Affairs
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 September 2020
Procedural Posture
Constitutional and Administrative Law Application / Judgment
Outcome
Remitter to the Federal Circuit Court ordered
Legal Topics
Immigration Detention, Habeas Corpus, Jurisdiction, Remitter, Migration Decision
Administrative Law Migration Law Constitutional Law Immigration Detention Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction Remitter Migration Decision

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Parties

Plaintiff

Plaintiff

Minister for Home Affairs

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Constitutional and Administrative Law Application / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Federal Circuit Court has jurisdiction to grant the relief sought under s 44(1) of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)
  2. 2 Whether the application relates to a 'migration decision' for the purposes of s 476(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
  3. 3 Whether remitter to the Federal Circuit Court is appropriate in the circumstances

Ratio Decidendi

The Federal Circuit Court has jurisdiction to grant the relief sought as the jurisdiction conferred is the same as the original jurisdiction of the High Court under paragraph 75(v) of the Constitution, and the application relates to a migration decision. Remitter to the Federal Circuit Court is appropriate in these circumstances.

Court Disposition

Remitter to the Federal Circuit Court ordered

Orders

  • Proceedings remitted to the Federal Circuit Court pursuant to s 44(1) of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)