Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Ferdinands v Registrar Burns [2024] FCAFC 105 Appeal from: Ferdinands v Registrar Burns [2023] FCA 1646 Ferdinands v Allaway, National Duty Registrar (No 2) [2023] FCA 12
File number(s): SAD 1 of 2024 SAD 16 of 2023
Judgment of: CHEESEMAN, Goodman, mcevoy JJ
Date of judgment: 21 August 2024
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – concurrent appeals – where appellant lodged documents for filing on two separate occasions – where a Registrar on each occasion refused under r 2.26 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) to accept the documents for filing – where separate judicial review applications in respect of each Registrar's decision – where each primary judge concluded that the relevant Registrar did not err in characterising the documents on their face as an abuse of process, vexatious or frivolous – whether appealable error – Held: appeals dismissed.
Legislation: Constitution ss 51(xxv), 51(xxvi), 109 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) ss 5, 11, 13 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24(1), 25(1), 28(1), 35A, 37AO, 37AM(1) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B(1) Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 46 r 7A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.32, 2.26, 2.27, 26.01, 31.01 High Court Rules 2004 (Cth) r 6.07
Cases cited: Bechara v Bates [2021] FCAFC 34; 286 FCR 166 Bizuneh v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 42; 128 FCR 353 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1833; 117 FCR 424 Ferdinands v Allaway, National Duty Registrar (No 1) [2022] FCA 1599 Ferdinands v Allaway, National Duty Registrar (No 2) [2023] FCA 12 Ferdinands v Attorney-General of South Australia (Sitting in Executive Council) [2007] SASC 53 Ferdinands v Chief of Army [2013] FCAFC 103 Ferdinands v Commissioner for Public Employment [2003] SAIRC 19 Ferdinands v Commissioner for Public Employment [2004] SASC 30 Ferdinands v Commissioner for Public Employment [2006] HCA 5; 225 CLR 130 Ferdinands v Commissioner of Police (No 2) No. Dcaat-01-60 [2002] SADC 9 Ferdinands v Commissioner of Police (No. 3) No. Dcaat-01-60 [2003] SADC 28 Ferdinands v Commissioner of Police No. Dcaat-00-84 [2000] SADC 114 Ferdinands v Department of Premier and Cabinet [2007] SADC 136 Ferdinands v Police No. SCCIV-02-136 [2002] SASC 46 Ferdinands v Police No. SCCRM-02-136 [2002] SASC 279 Ferdinands v Registrar Burns [2023] FCA 1646 Ferdinands v Registrar Cridland [2021] FCA 592 Ferdinands v Registrar Cridland [2022] FCAFC 80 Ferdinands v Registrar Parkyn [2020] FCA 1676 Ferdinands v State of South Australia [2018] FCA 589 Ferdinands, In the matter of an application for leave to issue or file [2023] HCATrans 101 In the matter of an application by Trevor Kingsley Ferdinands for leave to appeal [2023] HCASL 191 Nyoni v Murphy [2018] FCAFC 75; 261 FCR 164 Sobey v Nicol and Daviess, in the Matter of Guiseppe Antonio Mercorella [2007] FCAFC 136; 245 ALR 389 Storry v Parkyn [2024] FCAFC 67
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