SZSRM v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 221

SZSRM v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCA 221

The Federal Circuit Court decisions dismissing the proceeding for non-appearance and refusing to set aside that dismissal were interlocutory because they did not finally determine the parties' rights. The appellant therefore had no appeal as of right. Treating the notice of appeal as an application for leave to appeal and for an extension of time, there was no arguable case against either Federal Circuit Court decision and no arguable jurisdictional error in the Tribunal's decision; the appellant's complaint was, in substance, that the Tribunal did not believe him, which was a matter for the Tribunal. The appeal was therefore dismissed as incompetent.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 February 2014
Procedural Posture
Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in Migration Judicial Review Proceedings / Federal Court Appeal From Interlocutory Dismissal and Refusal to Reinstate Proceedings
Outcome
Appeal dismissed as incompetent.
Legal Topics
['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'jurisdictional Error' 'interlocutory Orders' 'leave to Appeal' 'extension of Time' 'failure to Appear' 'reinstatement of Proceedings']
['migration Law' 'administrative Law' 'civil Procedure'] ['protection Visa' 'refugee Review Tribunal' 'jurisdictional Error' 'interlocutory Orders' 'leave to Appeal' 'extension of Time' 'failure to Appear' 'reinstatement of Proceedings']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal From the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in Migration Judicial Review Proceedings / Federal Court Appeal From Interlocutory Dismissal and Refusal to Reinstate Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the notice of appeal from the Federal Circuit Court decisions was incompetent because the decisions were interlocutory and required leave to appeal.' 'Whether the notice of appeal should be treated as an application for leave to appeal and for an extension of time.' 'Whether the appellant had any arguable case that the Federal Circuit Court erred in refusing to set aside the dismissal for non-appearance.' "Whether the Tribunal's decision disclosed any arguable jurisdictional error."]

Ratio Decidendi

The Federal Circuit Court decisions dismissing the proceeding for non-appearance and refusing to set aside that dismissal were interlocutory because they did not finally determine the parties' rights. The appellant therefore had no appeal as of right. Treating the notice of appeal as an application for leave to appeal and for an extension of time, there was no arguable case against either Federal Circuit Court decision and no arguable jurisdictional error in the Tribunal's decision; the appellant's complaint was, in substance, that the Tribunal did not believe him, which was a matter for the Tribunal. The appeal was therefore dismissed as incompetent.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed as incompetent.

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed as incompetent.' "The appellant pay the first respondent's costs."]