Nyoni v Bird [2022] FCAFC 61

Federal Court of Australia

Nyoni v Bird [2022] FCAFC 61 Appeal from: Nyoni v Bird [2021] FCA 959

File number(s): VID 501 of 2021

Judgment of: MORTIMER, ROFE AND MCELWAINE JJ

Date of judgment: 14 April 2022

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – application for judicial review of a decision of the primary judge dismissing an application for review of a decision of the Registrar to refuse to accept documents for filing pursuant to r 2.26 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – whether the primary judge erred in finding that the Court could not grant prerogative relief against itself applying Bird v Free (1994) 126 ALR 475 – whether the primary judge erred in concluding that a breach of the rules of natural justice had not occurred – no grounds made out – appeal dismissed

Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 5 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 23 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 46 r 7A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 2.26 Industrial Relations Act 1988 (Cth) s 412 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Poisons Act 1964 (WA) De Smith's Judicial Review (8th ed, Sweet and Maxwell, 2018) SA de Smith, The Prerogative Writs (1951) 11 CLJ 40 SA de Smith, Wrongs and Remedies in Administrative Law (1952) 15 MLR 189

Cases cited: Anthony v Maxam Australia Pty Ltd [2012] TASFC 5 Bird v Free (1994) 126 ALR 475 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Australian Industrial Relations Commission (2007) 157 FCR 260; [2007] FCAFC 32 Conybeare v Lewis (1880) 13 Ch D 469 Cory v Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia (2010) 190 FCR 240; [2010] FCA 1215 EnergyAustralia Yallourn Pty Ltd v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (2014) 218 FCR 316; [2014] FCAFC 8 Groenvelt v Burwell (1700) 1 Ld Raym 454; 91 ER 1202 Kostov v Australian Financial Security Authority [2020] FCA 1105 Mbuzi v Baldwin [2016] FCA 1314 National Retail Association v Fair Work Commission (2014) 225 FCR 154; [2014] FCAFC 118 Nyoni v Bird [2021] FCA 959 Nyoni v Cho [2019] FCA 560 Nyoni v Morgan [2019] FCA 2039 Nyoni v Pharmacy Board of Australia (No 6) [2018] FCA 526 Pharmacy Board of Australia v Nyoni [2018] WASAT 134 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth (2003) 211 CLR 476; [2003] HCA 2 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 R v Cowle (1759) 2 Burr 834; 97 ER 587 R v Federal Court of Australia; Ex parte WA National Football League (1979) 143 CLR 190 R v Gray; Ex parte Marsh (1985) 157 CLR 351 R v Justices of the Central Criminal Court; Ex parte London City Council [1925] 2 KB 43 Re Jarman; Ex parte Cook (1997) 188 CLR 595 Re McJannet; Ex parte Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations (Qld) (1995) 184 CLR 620 Saad v Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (2021) 361 FLR 261; [2021] VSCA 246 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd (2010) 268 ALR 222; [2010] FCAFC 47 Somasundaram v Luxton [2020] FCA 1076 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Wheaton, in the matter of various applications by Wheaton [2020] FCA 463 Woolcock Street Investments Pty Ltd v CDG Pty Ltd (2004) 216 CLR 515; [2004] HCA 16