Mladenov v Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2013] FCA 1129

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Mladenov v Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2013] FCA 1129 Citation: Mladenov v Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2013] FCA 1129

Appeal from: Decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal made on 8 July 2013 (oral decision)

Parties: RISTO MLADENOV v SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS and SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS

File number: VID 780 of 2013

Judge: MARSHALL J

Date of judgment: 31 October 2013

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – disability support pension –debt – whether the AAT denied the applicant procedural fairness in refusing to reinstate his dismissed application for review of a decision – failure to comply with directions – application dismissed.

Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 42A(5), 44

Date of hearing: 24 October 2013

Place: Melbourne

Division: GENERAL DIVISION

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 17

Counsel for the Applicant: The Applicant appeared in person

Counsel for the Respondents: Mr D Brown

Solicitor for the Respondents: Australian Government Solicitor

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION VID 780 of 2013

ON APPEAL FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL

BETWEEN: RISTO MLADENOV

Applicant

AND: SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS

First Respondent