Manolakis v District Registrar, South Australia District Registry, Federal Court of Australia [2008] FCAFC 162

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Manolakis v District Registrar, South Australia District Registry, Federal Court of Australia [2008] FCAFC 162

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – filing of documents - document containing scandalous and vexatious material - allegations about non-parties - direction of judge to registrar to refuse to accept document for filing - whether decision of registrar or direction of judge amenable to judicial review - whether primary judge correct in upholding decision to refuse to accept document for filing

Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 35A Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Federal Court Rules O 46 r 7A Bahonko v Sterjov [2007] FCA 1556 cited Bahonko v Sterjov [2007] FCA 1717 cited Bienstein v Family Court of Australia [2008] FCA 1138 cited Bizuneh v Randwick City Council [2005] FCA 369followed Gunter v Doogan [1999] FCA 1648 considered Letts v Commonwealth (1985) 8 FCR 585 not followed Manolakis v Leonard [2008] FCA 929considered Paramasivam v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (2003) 128 FCR 353 cited Legal Aid Commission of Western Australia v Edwards (1982) 42 ALR 154considered

ANASTASIOS MANOLAKIS v DISTRICT REGISTRAR, SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, JAN LEONARD T/AS OG SPEED SHOP and LEN LEONARD T/AS OG SPEED SHOP

SAD 86 of 2008

GRAY, BRANSON AND BESANKO JJ

11 SEPTEMBER 2008

ADELAIDE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY SAD 86 of 2008

ON APPEAL FROM A JUDGE OF THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

BETWEEN: ANASTASIOS MANOLAKIS

Appellant

AND: DISTRICT REGISTRAR, SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

First Respondent

JAN LEONARD T/AS OG SPEED SHOP

Second Respondent