Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Soames v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2014] FCA 295 Citation: Soames v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2014] FCA 295
Appeal from: Soames and Secretary, Department of Social Services [2013] AATA 945
Parties: ANDY SOAMES v SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
File number: NSD 31 of 2014
Judge: FLICK J
Date of judgment: 28 March 2014
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – appeal from Administrative Appeals Tribunal – question of law – decision dismissed by Tribunal as frivolous and vexatious – direction that no further application be made – prospect that a question of law could emerge from submissions PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – inspection of documents – order suppressing access to documents – scandalous material
Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) ss 39, 42B, 44 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 5(1) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 11 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 2.32, 6.01 33.12
Cases cited: Birdseye v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2003] FCAFC 232, (2003) 76 ALD 321, (2003) 38 AAR 55 Board of Examiners under the Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994 (WA) v Lawrence [2000] FCA 900, (2000) 100 FCR 255 Clements v Independent Indigenous Advisory Committee [2003] FCAFC 143, (2003) 131 FCR 28 Comcare v Etheridge [2006] FCAFC 27, (2006) 149 FCR 522 Cook v ASP Ship Management [2009] FCAFC 113 Daw v Minister for Immigration & Citizenship [2012] FCA 705 Daw v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FCAFC 123 Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292 Dowling v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCAFC 28 Duncan v Fayle [2004] FCA 723, (2004) 138 FCR 510 Eao v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [2009] FCA 992, (2009) 76 ATR 886 Herring v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FCA 970 Hudson v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] FCAFC 23, (2012) 126 ALD 40 J & C Cabot v The City of Keilor [1994] 1 VR 220 Kowalski v Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission [2010] FCAFC 10, (2010) 114 ALD 8 L v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission [2006] FCAFC 114, (2006) 233 ALR 423 Lim v Secretary, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations [2008] FCA 1058 Mazhar v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2000) 183 ALR 188 National Australia Bank Ltd v Georgoulas [2013] FCA 1412, (2013) 137 ALD 545 Nguyen v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2000] FCA 1265, (2000) 101 FCR 20 P v Child Support Registrar [2013] FCA 1312, (2013) 62 AAR 17 Peters v Comcare [2013] FCA 1361, (2013) 137 ALD 375 Re Filsell and Comcare, [2009] AATA 90, (2009) 49 AAR 506 Re McPhee and Inspector General in Bankruptcy [2012] AATA 628, (2012) 58 AAR 170 Re Soames and Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2013] AATA 473 Re Soames and Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2013] AATA 693 Re Soames and Secretary, Department of Social Services [2013] AATA 945 Re Wake and Commissioner of Patents [2012] AATA 669, 131 ALD 389 Re Williams and Australian Electoral Commission (1995) 38 ALD 366, (1995) 21 AAR 467 Re Theo and Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services [2005] AATA 699, (2005) 41 AAR 307 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Verney [2000] FCA 570, (2000) 60 ALD 737 Singh v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 1376, (2001) 115 FCR 1 Soames v Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2014] FCA 11 Soames v Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2013] FCA 938, (2013) 61 AAR 202 Sullivan v Department of Transport (1978) 20 ALR 323, (1978) 1 ALD 383 SZRMQ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2013] FCAFC 142 Tobasi v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCA 1050, (2002) 122 FCR 322 TNT Skypak International (Aust) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1989) 19 ATR 1067 Attorney-General v Wentworth (1988) 14 NSWLR 481
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