Nyoni v Murphy [2018] FCAFC 75

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Nyoni v Murphy [2018] FCAFC 75 Appeal from: Nyoni v Murphy (No 2) [2017] FCA 1479

File number: WAD 648 of 2017

Judge(s): BARKER, BANKS-SMITH AND COLVIN JJ

Date of judgment: 25 May 2018

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - appeal - whether exercise of power by Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia to refuse documents for filing an administrative decision - whether decision reviewable under s 35A(5) of the Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth) - consideration of exercise of administrative and judicial decisions by a Registrar - whether primary judge conducted a review of the decision under s 5 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review Act) 1977 (Cth)

Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 5 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 35A(1), 35A(5) Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 46 r 7A(1) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 2.26, 39.05, 39.05(c), (e), (g) and (h)

Cases cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc [1981] HCA 39; (1981) 148 CLR 170 Austal Ships Sales Pty Ltd v Stena Rederi Aktiebolag [2009] FCAFC 179; (2009) 263 ALR 384 Bizuneh v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 42; (2003) 128 FCR 353 Druett v Segal [2011] FCA 1191 Elyard Corporation Pty Ltd v DDB Needham Sydney Pty Ltd [1995] FCA 943; (1995) 61 FCR 385 Harrington v Lowe [1996] HCA 8; (1996) 190 CLR 311 Haque v Tesoriero [2017] FCA 86 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Mammoet Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 1404; (2012) 209 FCR 123 Murphy & Ors v Nyoni [2017] FCCA 143 North Ganalanja Aboriginal Corporation v Queensland [1996] HCA 2; (1996) 185 CLR 595 Nyoni v Murphy [2017] FCA 941 Rahman v Hedge [2012] FCA 68 Reaper v Luxton [2015] FCA 430 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd [2010] FCAFC 47; (2010) 268 ALR 222 TK v Australian Red Cross Society (1989) 1 WAR 335