Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 574

Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 574

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant had no prospect of showing appellable error in the Federal Circuit Court's dismissal. The medical certificate and process were insufficient to justify an adjournment, particularly given the lack of merit in the proposed appeal. The Tribunal correctly found that the applicant's visa application was not made within 28 days of the relevant day required by item 3001 of Schedule 3, and there was no power to waive that requirement for compelling or compassionate circumstances. The applicant therefore showed neither sufficient doubt about the primary judge's decision nor substantial injustice if leave were refused.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 May 2016
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal From Orders of the Federal Circuit Court Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of a Visa Refusal Decision / Hearing of an Adjournment Application and Application for Leave to Appeal, Determined Ex Parte After the Applicant Did Not Appear
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
['medical Treatment (visitor) (class Ub) Visa' 'schedule 3 Criterion 3001' 'adjournment for Medical Reasons' 'leave to Appeal From Interlocutory Judgment' 'jurisdictional Error' 'natural Justice']
['migration' 'administrative Law' 'federal Appellate Procedure'] ['medical Treatment (visitor) (class Ub) Visa' 'schedule 3 Criterion 3001' 'adjournment for Medical Reasons' 'leave to Appeal From Interlocutory Judgment' 'jurisdictional Error' 'natural Justice']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal From Orders of the Federal Circuit Court Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of a Visa Refusal Decision / Hearing of an Adjournment Application and Application for Leave to Appeal, Determined Ex Parte After the Applicant Did Not Appear

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the hearing should be adjourned on the basis of the applicant's medical certificate and affidavit" "Whether leave to appeal should be granted from the Federal Circuit Court's interlocutory dismissal under r 44.12(1)(a) of the Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001 (Cth)" 'Whether the primary judge erred by refusing an adjournment or denying the applicant natural justice' "Whether the Tribunal's decision disclosed an arguable jurisdictional error in applying cl 602.213 and item 3001 of Schedule 3 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth)"]

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant had no prospect of showing appellable error in the Federal Circuit Court's dismissal. The medical certificate and process were insufficient to justify an adjournment, particularly given the lack of merit in the proposed appeal. The Tribunal correctly found that the applicant's visa application was not made within 28 days of the relevant day required by item 3001 of Schedule 3, and there was no power to waive that requirement for compelling or compassionate circumstances. The applicant therefore showed neither sufficient doubt about the primary judge's decision nor substantial injustice if leave were refused.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • ['The application for leave to appeal be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the first respondent's costs as taxed or agreed."]