Hocine v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 778

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Hocine v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA778

MIGRATION - protection visa – refusal by Refugee Review Tribunal – application for judicial review – application out of time – nature of time limitation – defining jurisdiction – whether defeats application – whether in excess of legislative power of Commonwealth CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – judicial power – jurisdiction of courts – time limitation on remedies – whether defining rights – whether in excess of legislative power – whether intrusion on judicial power – prohibition on court extending time – whether of any legal effect – whether constitutionally valid. Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 417 s 48B, s 485, s 430, s 478, s 486

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Ozmanian (1996) 71 FCR 1 discussed Abebe v The Commonwealth (1999) 162 ALR 1 discussed Nirmalan v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Unrep, Fed Court 14 May 1998) followed Wang v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1997) 71 FCR 386 cited Long v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1996) 65 FCR 164 cited Australian Iron & Steel Limited v Hoogland (1962) 108 CLR 471 cited David Grant & Co Pty Limited (Receiver Appointed) v Westpac Banking Corporation (1995) 184 CLR 265 followed Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1992) 176 CLR 1 discussed Rudolphy v Lightfoot (1999) 167 ALR 105 cited KACINE HOCINE v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS W119 OF 1999 MECIT UZUM v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS W132 OF 1999 RASHEED ADEL v MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS W147 OF 1999 FRENCH J 9 JUNE 2000 PERTH

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY W119 OF 1999