Yasmin v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia [2015] FCA 91

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Yasmin v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia [2015] FCA 91 Citation: Yasmin v Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia [2015] FCA 91

Parties: ALI YASMIN v ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

File number: ACD 117 of 2014

Judge: JAGOT J

Date of judgment: 19 February 2015

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – whether power to refer conviction reviewable – prerogative of mercy – whether a duty to make a decision

Legislation: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act s 7(1) Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s 584 Criminal Code 1899 (Qld) s 627A Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) s 369(a) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Judiciary Act 190 (Cth) s 68 Sentence Administration Act 2003 Sentencing Act 1995 (WA) ss 137, 140(1)(a), 142

Cases cited: Animals' Angels e.V. v Secretary, Department of Agriculture (2014) 141 ALD 158; [2014] FCA 398 Animals' Angels e.V. v Secretary, Department of Agriculture [2014] FCAFC 173 Barton v R (1980) 147 CLR 75 Clyne v Evans (1984) 2 FCR 515 Eastman v Australian Capital Territory (2008) 163 ACTR 29; [2008] ACTCA 7 Horwitz v Connor (1908) 6 CLR 38 Mallard v R (2005) 224 CLR 125; [2005] HCA 68 Martens v Commonwealth (2009) 174 FCR 114; [2009] FCA 207 Pepper v Attorney-General (Qld) [2008] 2 QdR 353; [2008] QCA 207 Perrier v Kerr, unreported, Federal Court of Australia, VG 865 of 1995, 19 August 1997 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia (2003) 211 CLR 476; [2003] HCA 2 R v Toohey ex parte Northern Lands Council (1981) 51 CLR 170 Von Einem v Griffin (1998) 72 SASR 110; [1998] SASC 6858 Enright C, Federal Administrative Law (The Federation Press, 2001)