Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 988

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] FCA 988 Appeal from: Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCCA 2236

File number: VID 984 of 2016

Judge: KENNY J

Date of judgment: 22 August 2017

Catchwords: MIGRATION – non-appearance by the appellant at the hearing of the appeal – appeal dismissed under r 36.75(1) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)

Legislation: Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)

Cases cited: Gill v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 142 Singh v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 141

Date of hearing: 22 August 2017

Registry: Victoria

Division: General Division

National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 30

The Appellant did not appear

Counsel for the First Respondents: T Smyth

Solicitor for the First Respondent: Australian Government Solicitor

Counsel for the Second Respondent: The Second Respondent submitted to any order, save as to costs.

ORDERS VID 984 of 2016

BETWEEN: JATINDER SINGH Appellant

AND: MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION First Respondent

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS TRIBUNAL Second Respondent

JUDGE: KENNY J DATE OF ORDER: 22 AUGUST 2017

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The appeal be dismissed under r 36.75 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth). 2. The appellant pay the first respondent's costs of the appeal, fixed in the sum of $6,439. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.