AZAFJ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 291

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

AZAFJ v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA 291 File number: NSD 105 of 2016

Judge: BROMWICH J

Date of judgment: 24 March 2016

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for review of a decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia refusing an application for an extension of time – where prolonged delay in seeking discretionary relief

Legislation: Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Pt 8 Div 2, ss 36(2)(aa), 476A, 477, 477(1), 477(2), 477A(2)

Cases cited: AZAFJ v Minister for Immigration [2015] FCCA 1355 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 Kirk v Industrial Court of NSW [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 NAUV v MIMIA [2005] HCATrans 96 NAUV v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 124; (2004) 82 ALD 784 R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; Ex parte Ozone Theatres (Aust) Ltd [1949] HCA 33; (1949) 78 CLR 389 Re Coldham; Ex parte Municipal Officers Association of Australia [1989] HCA 13; (1989) 84 ALR 208 Re Commonwealth; Ex parte Marks [2000] HCA 67; (2000) 177 ALR 491 Re Refugee Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 SAAP v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCA 24; (2005) 228 CLR 294 SZBYR v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] HCA 26; (2007) 235 ALR 609 SZTES v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 719 SZTES v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCAFC 158 Tang v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2013] FCAFC 139; (2013) 217 FCR 55