SZAXY v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 959

SZAXY v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2006] FCA 959

The applicant had been notified that the matter was listed for hearing but did not appear. On the Minister's application, the Court dismissed the application with costs for want of prosecution.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
27 July 2006
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal Against a Judgment Summarily Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision / On Appeal From the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
Outcome
Application dismissed with costs for want of prosecution.
Legal Topics
['refugee Review Tribunal' 'judicial Review' 'leave to Appeal' 'want of Prosecution' 'res Judicata' 'anshun Estoppel' 'abuse of Process']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal Against a Judgment Summarily Dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of a Refugee Review Tribunal Decision / On Appeal From the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

  1. 1 ['Whether the application for leave to appeal should be dismissed where the applicant did not appear after being notified of the hearing.' 'Whether the proceedings were barred by res judicata or Anshun estoppel, or alternatively were an abuse of process.']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant had been notified that the matter was listed for hearing but did not appear. On the Minister's application, the Court dismissed the application with costs for want of prosecution.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed with costs for want of prosecution.

Orders

  • ['The application be dismissed.' "The applicant pay the first respondent's costs."]