Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 525

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 525 Appeal from: Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCCA 3061

File number: SAD 337 of 2016

Judge: WHITE J

Date of judgment: 11 May 2017

Catchwords: MIGRATION – appeal against dismissal of judicial review application by Federal Circuit Court (FCC) – application to the FCC was doomed to fail – no error shown in the FCC dismissing the application

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) s 476A Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth) Sch 2, cl 602.212(6)(f), Sch 3 Criterion 3001

Date of hearing: 11 May 2017

Registry: South Australia

Division: General Division

National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 11

Counsel for the Appellant: The Appellant appeared in person with the assistance of an interpreter

Counsel for the First Respondent: Ms L Helsdon

Solicitor for the First Respondent: Sparke Helmore

Counsel for the Second Respondent: The Second Respondent filed a submitting notice

ORDERS SAD 337 of 2016

BETWEEN: SUKHJINDER SINGH Appellant

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION First Respondent

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL Second Respondent

JUDGE: WHITE J DATE OF ORDER: 11 MAY 2017

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The appeal is dismissed. 2. The appellant is to pay the costs of the First Respondent of and incidental to the appeal fixed in the sum of $4,300. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.